Basilica, Lecce
828 Night Found my Hotel President in Lecce with only due (2) requests for direzzioni. These cities are murder with no maps. It’s a large modern hotel with fast internet but no parking so I am reduced to dealing with meters.
Headed into old town about 5pm when the town starts to bustle after the shops reopen. It’s a straight shot up the hill to the Duomo, Public Gardens, the Roman amphitheatre and the church of Santa Croce. The old town is a place of constant photo ops with it’s old architecture and lovely winding streets. I am sending you to Flickr to see the many shots I have of this adventure. Soon to be uploaded, I promise .
Dinner tonight was a PizzO, a specialty of Lucca. It’s a roll with olives, cheese, pepperoncini and it really is a meal for 1.5euros. The one thing they don’t tell the newcomers is that the olives still have the pits. Found that out quickly on the first bite. Teeth still intact, I think.
Lecce Lamp
Pressed on to the amphitheatre and found that at 9pm Musica Nuda was giving a concert at the price of 15 euros for a seat with a back. Of course, I decided to go, how often do you get to hear the acoustics of old Roman ingenuity with a musical group? The duo was a bass player with a girl singer in the style of jazz. Her voice had quite a range to it and the audience was very familiar with their work so lots of good feedback. Only drawback was they started an hour late with really no explanation. I sat there thinking I have seen Celine Dion, Andrea Boccelli, Yanni, Josh Groban and they all started on time, who do these two think they are? My own opinion, of course.
I was out from 5pm – 12m and suddenly thought of my car, parked in the street, wondering if it was still there or if it had a ticket. It was ticketless (unless it is coming in the mail) so I moved it closer to the hotel because I have to get leave by 9am or pay for parking. Off to Otranto tomorrow, I think, some history and some BEACH time.
Concert in Lecce amphitheater
Living in an Inside Cabin 
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