At one point I stopped posting my Youtube videos here. I don’t know if you as a reader, would pick it up from here, or do you even use Youtube. I have found that so few of my friends actually …
Ragusa Ibla
Youtube: AMAZON PRIME | Past Life (2022) | random video
This video is not sponsored; it’s simply a genuine expression of my appreciation for Amazon Prime.
Youtube: Ragusa Lunch Break, running errands
am on my way to buy a gas bombola, ie. the gas bottle for our stove. In our apartment, that is the only thing that runs on gas.
Youtube: RAGUSA IBLA | Walking around | Chocohouse
So we found ourselves in a quaint little Chocohouse on top of steep Salita della Erbe. Chocolate is heavenly!
Cinabro Carrettieri makes colourful handicrafts
Have you heard of Cinabro Carrettieri? It’s a cartmakers shop in Ragusa Ibla, where they make traditional carts and carriages by hand. I’m talking old-school craftsmanship, and definitely not mass-produced stuff. Essential during the 1800s to mid 1900s, the cart is an important part of Sicilian folklore and iconography. “The same way that monuments and buildings tell the story of our humanity, the Carretto Siciliano tells the story of Sicily,”
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