Saturday 27 April 2013

Away from the tourist hordes in Italy

In Ascoli Piceno  we thought we'd find shelter from all the tourists, but it was not the case. The town turned out to be full of Italian tourists and the main town square was bursting with life from dawn till small hours. The  elegant beauty of the piazza and the fame of the Art Deco cafe attracts crowds.




However, the nearby seaside was quiet, definitely still in the state of an off-season snooze.



An Iroquis tree trunk by the sea in  Marche, Italy

We couldn't see much of the nearby Teramo, the rain got in the way.









Wet weather prevented us from exploring the wilderness of nearby countryside.








We only looked at it through the car window which was disappointing as I really wanted to encounter a chamois - the Apennine Mountain goat-antelope. Well, in Oman I wasn't lucky either, I didn't see a single local mountain goat-like creature, despite extensive cross-country travels with eyes wide open....

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