Tue.22nd.Nov.
It rained overnight and the day started cloudy. An ideal day to visit the old ruins of the Greek city of Poseidonia, AKA Paestum, which is why we came here in the first place. It was a 2 K walk to the site and a good walk around the ruins but worth it, the temples of Neptune, Hera and Athene are spectacular. With a little imagination it's possible to see how it would have been 2,500 years ago. What I find wonderful is the thought that if the dead of those times could come back the mountains and countryside around here would look largely unchanged to them. (apart from the obvious roads and traffic of course). Anyway, after a turn around the museum, full of fascinating artefacts, our walk back to the van was a very long one, (no buses here). We decided to eat in the restaurant on the site tonight, lasagne to start, and linguine with sea food for main. That was it, take it or leave it. It was OK, not much meat or seafood in sight but it saved Jan cooking. We won't be going back!! Live and learn.
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