Oggi Piovi
June 29, 2017
Today after four weeks it rained. It was not much, but at least it was not so much that there was a flood. The temperature decreased by a little. Now it is under 90 and very windy. This wind is coming from Africa so there will be more hot weather and sand from the Sahara, but for now, watching the setting sun the wind is nice.
We went to L’Aquila with Marcia today to look for plants for our terrace. We now have 12 basil plants and some flowers that look like portulaca. There were the usual stops for good coffee and pizza along the way.
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| Ahhh, so cute! |
We went to the “99 Fountain” in L’Aquila. It was built in the 1273 and has 99 different heads that are spitting water out of their mouths. There are lots of theories to why this fountain was made. There were 80 castles who joined together to form l'Aquila and the name "99 Fountain" is recent.
"Among the most interesting theories that try to offer solutions to the mysteries is a chapter "La Fontana Battesimale dei Templari" included in the book "La Rivelazione dell'Aquila" by P.Cautilli and L.Ceccarelli, which gives a fascinating scenario of the fountain as the location for the investiture of Templar knights and connected to Whitsuntide rites, astrology, astronomy and mythology, and embedding the knowledge of mathematician Leonardo Fibonacci and astrologer Michael Scotus, 2 scientists at the court of Frederick II of Swabia, the founder of Aquila, the "urbs nova" that in the emperor's plans was to become a counterpart to the "corrupt" Rome."
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| Jim with some of the 99. |
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| Maricia and Fred with more of the 99. |
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| 100 and 101 |
We now know where the Art Museum is in L’Aquila and so we may go back. It used to be in a castle in the city center, but that is still being restored so now the museum is housed in what used to be an old warehouse, but now is renovated and looking quite modern. The rumor is that there is a dinosaur in the museum. It is an easy walk from the train station. Much more post-earthquake work has been done since last year, but it still looks like an impossible task to ever complete and we were only on the outskirts of the city in one small area.
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| Work in the areas near the 99 Fountain |
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| Cool church with sun dial |
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| People in red suspenders |
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| Interesting tile under the roof |
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| One of the gates into the city |
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| Gardens and train station |
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| Gate that leads into the Art Museum |
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| Evidence of more damage near the 99 Fountain |
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