theolddrifter

Sunday, September 2, 2012

Preci seen from teh campsite

The village Preci looks really nice from the campsite...I was hoping to to go there and sketch soon...campsite was killing me a little.

I decided to go down to this village and sketch, since I was really getting bored and screwed in th head at the campsite. I loved the first site of these narrow lanes and the steps leading to different levels.

Corone

Preci

View from the monastry

Swimming pool at the campsite and foreign bodies!

Il Collacio

The narrow lanes didn't leave any scope of finding a nice view to sketch so I had to find a spot away from the town....tatti kiya hai!

Castluccio people

What a pity I couldn't sketch this village from a distance. It was a stunning view, perched on a hill with the big mountain ( Mount Sibilini) ranges surrounding it...

Norcia

Corone, my minute of fame

There was not much to do or sketch at the campsite at Preci so I started going down to this village called Corone. I guess they don't get any tourists there. Someone spotted me sketching there and the next thing I knew was that half the town wanted their houses to be sketched, luckily I was carrying some blank postcard size papers. I got free food, wine, coffee and despite my protest some money was stuffed in my shirt pocket.It feels nice to know that some houses in this tiny obscure village will have my sketches hanging on their walls.

Lago di Pilato

The hike was challenging, 6 hours under the hot sun but in the end it was all worth it...the lake was a pretty place to be and I liked the light hearted Italian hikers whom we met along the way.