Tourists for a week - Part 3

Polignano is positioned on a steep sea cliff dotted with caves. A lot of the old town is perched quite pecariously on the cliff face with stunning views over the bautiful azure colours of the Adriatic.. It is quite spectacular.



Apperitivo - one of my favourite things about Italy. A light lunch before lunch..hmm..more food.






Polignano was the birthplace of Domenica Modugno who sang "Nel blu dipinto di blu" ("In the blue, painted blue"), also known as "Volare". You will know it when you here it.

Tourists for a week - Part 1

Our friends, Steve and Becs, from New Zealand came to stay with us for a week.

It was great having them here with us and to be their tour guides.

We showed them around the old part of Bari, went to Trani, Polignano, Ostuni, Alberobello, and Castellana. So here is our best impresson of being tour guides.

Firstly Old Bari, Bari Vecchia.

Rebekah & Andrea - waterfront Bari


In the Old City


St Nicolas' Basilica


Inside the Basilica

Visit by Ken and Mark

We had a great week with Pastor Ken and Mark Hutchinson. Ministry included:

Alphacrucis block course on Leadership
Sunday Ministry (Ken at Bari, Mark at Carato and Andria)
Leadership training with the Leaders from Bethel Church
Strategy Development meeting with the Leaders of the movement.

It was a really fruitful time and Andrea and I were really encouraged to have them her. Kaira loved it too as she kept getting spoiled!


Pastor ken ministering at Bethel Church on Sunday



Bethel Leaders


At Alphacrucis block course


At Polignano. In the background is where the cliff diving event takes place.


This is a Knights Templar Church in Trani. It was were a lot of the crusaders stopped before heading off towards Israel.

Tomorrow's post will show you the suffering we go through as missionaries in Italy!

Polignano

The other night we went with a group of friends to visit a town called Polignano, about 30 minutes from Bari. It is a beautiful old town nestled onto cliff tops overlooking the sea. The Old Town is wonderful and we even got a bit of an outdoor opera while we were there. A couple of weeks ago they had cliff diving competitions there.

Here is a video from the diving