good morning ischia! monday 6th january 2014
La Befana arrives in Ischia!
GOOD MORNING ISCHIA! MONDAY 6TH JANUARY 2014
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Good morning Ischia!
Well in all truth it's a case of "Good Evening Ischia" today as the holiday season continues for one final day in Italy. However, by leaving the blog until a little later in the day it does give me the chance to reflect on what was a fabulous Epiphany, known locally as La Befana. Weather-wise it's been beautiful here with warm temperatures and sunshine throughout the day, at one point we were up to 16° Celcius (62° fahrenheit) which is quite incredible for mid-winter, even in Southern Italy.
The evening isn't too chilly either and right now with the sun down it's around 12°C (54°F). If you look slightly further down the page you'll see the weather forecast for the next three days is for pure unadulterated sunshine so let's hope the weathermen have got it right and we can enjoy a week of sun-kissed pleasure.
The day could hardly have got off to a better start, flinging those shutters open this morning I was greeted not only by beautiful blue skies, but also an unexpected visitor hanging on the door handle. After explaining the stories behind the legend of La Befana yesterday I have to admit to feeling a little bit sceptical as to the true existence of a witch that flies around on the evening before Epiphany, delivering gifts or lumps of coal to children all over Italy. Having largely forgotten the stories temporarily as I struggled to break out from my morning drowsiness I was shocked to see that indeed La Befana does is exist and the above photo is the living proof! The benevolent witch came laden with sweets and chocolates having obviously deemed that my recent behaviour had been good enough to avoid the dreaded lump of charcoal. She's obviously a great judge of character apart from her aerial present-delivering abilities. :-)
With that wonderful start to the day and with the gorgeous weather outside I decided to take the recently acquired scooter for a spin around the island. It's amazing how much more you can see and feel on two wheels rather than in a car, the warmth of the air changing regularly as you turn a corner and head in a new direction or the ability to stop pretty much wherever you want to admire the views or to take a photo. Riding around the hilly region of Serrara Fontana was a particular treat with the neighbouring island of Capri seemingly within touching distance and the Italian mainland with Sorrento also clearly visible.
As today is the last official day of the festive period it'll be slightly sad to see the decorations that have become part and parcel of the island's landscape over the last month taken down tomorrow but the glorious weather should be enough to banish any slight post-Christmas blues.
Anyway that's all from me today, I'll be back with more tomorrow and hopefully restored to the morning slot, the blog is after called "Good Morning Ischia!"
A domani
Dion Protani
Monday 6th January 2014 - info@ischiareview.com
Today's Saint's day/Name day: San Gaspare, Baldassarre & Melchiorre, Raffaello and Rafaelo
Today in history: Harald crowned King of England (1066)
Born on this day: French heroine Joan of Arc (1412), English comedian/actor Rowan Atkinson (1955)
Sun-rise (alba): 07:27hrs - Sun-set (tramonto): 16:51hrs
Well in all truth it's a case of "Good Evening Ischia" today as the holiday season continues for one final day in Italy. However, by leaving the blog until a little later in the day it does give me the chance to reflect on what was a fabulous Epiphany, known locally as La Befana. Weather-wise it's been beautiful here with warm temperatures and sunshine throughout the day, at one point we were up to 16° Celcius (62° fahrenheit) which is quite incredible for mid-winter, even in Southern Italy.
The evening isn't too chilly either and right now with the sun down it's around 12°C (54°F). If you look slightly further down the page you'll see the weather forecast for the next three days is for pure unadulterated sunshine so let's hope the weathermen have got it right and we can enjoy a week of sun-kissed pleasure.
The day could hardly have got off to a better start, flinging those shutters open this morning I was greeted not only by beautiful blue skies, but also an unexpected visitor hanging on the door handle. After explaining the stories behind the legend of La Befana yesterday I have to admit to feeling a little bit sceptical as to the true existence of a witch that flies around on the evening before Epiphany, delivering gifts or lumps of coal to children all over Italy. Having largely forgotten the stories temporarily as I struggled to break out from my morning drowsiness I was shocked to see that indeed La Befana does is exist and the above photo is the living proof! The benevolent witch came laden with sweets and chocolates having obviously deemed that my recent behaviour had been good enough to avoid the dreaded lump of charcoal. She's obviously a great judge of character apart from her aerial present-delivering abilities. :-)
With that wonderful start to the day and with the gorgeous weather outside I decided to take the recently acquired scooter for a spin around the island. It's amazing how much more you can see and feel on two wheels rather than in a car, the warmth of the air changing regularly as you turn a corner and head in a new direction or the ability to stop pretty much wherever you want to admire the views or to take a photo. Riding around the hilly region of Serrara Fontana was a particular treat with the neighbouring island of Capri seemingly within touching distance and the Italian mainland with Sorrento also clearly visible.
As today is the last official day of the festive period it'll be slightly sad to see the decorations that have become part and parcel of the island's landscape over the last month taken down tomorrow but the glorious weather should be enough to banish any slight post-Christmas blues.
Anyway that's all from me today, I'll be back with more tomorrow and hopefully restored to the morning slot, the blog is after called "Good Morning Ischia!"
A domani
Dion Protani
Monday 6th January 2014 - info@ischiareview.com
Today's Saint's day/Name day: San Gaspare, Baldassarre & Melchiorre, Raffaello and Rafaelo
Today in history: Harald crowned King of England (1066)
Born on this day: French heroine Joan of Arc (1412), English comedian/actor Rowan Atkinson (1955)
Sun-rise (alba): 07:27hrs - Sun-set (tramonto): 16:51hrs
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