Day 80

Day 80.Fri 18th June.
Golden Temples and english vegetables.

Paestum is a large open site and at this time of year still pretty and green. It contains three of the best-preserved Greek temples (to Neptune, Hera and Ceres) in Europe. Alongside, the contemporary museum, is skilfully arranged. Totally in awe of the scale and completeness, these are the best we have seen and we have seen a few.
Managed a late lunch in the prettily sited Natuno restaurant overlooking the site. Good food but the place is so up itself.
Back to the wang for a swim with our girl. Its just too hot for her and we foolishly try to give her luxurious pelt a bit of a trim. Poor love ends up with a terrible hatchet job, (a canine Nicky Clarke I am not) and she looks like the dogs dinner.
We are unexpectedly set upon by a couple of Italian families, greatly concerned that we have a dog on the beach. Eventually work out their excited concern is for their children.

We patiently explain that this is and English dog and not just any old mutt. She could therefore be relied upon to conduct herself with the reserve and dignity of a true English lady and not even register the existence of their lowly offspring.

Condescension is always best when employed against the lower orders. Put in their place and muttering something about English Fennel (Italian for homosexual we later learn) we continued with our swim but the sea is warm and soupy and we were too rattled to enjoy it. Back at the site we had another run in with a different family (are children regularly mauled in Italy?). Enough is enough and we are not prepared to stay anywhere our dog is not universally loved and admired by all.
An English vegetable by all accounts.

And Another.

And Another