{"id":1515,"date":"2012-06-05T10:19:05","date_gmt":"2012-06-05T08:19:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.katebailward.com\/drivinglikeamaniac\/?p=1515"},"modified":"2012-06-03T17:51:59","modified_gmt":"2012-06-03T15:51:59","slug":"umbertata-2012","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.katebailward.com\/drivinglikeamaniac\/2012\/06\/umbertata-2012\/","title":{"rendered":"Umbertata 2012"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Even in a big multicultural city like Catania you can find events celebrating the micro-culture of the region. And so it was on a sunny Sunday evening at the end of May, with Umbertata. Local craftsmen rubbed shoulders with stiltwalkers, dancers and puppets, in the closest approximation to an English village fete that I&#8217;ve seen in a long while. All that was missing was a cream tea.<\/p>\n<p>Click on the images to see them full size, and for the story behind each one.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-1515 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.katebailward.com\/drivinglikeamaniac\/2012\/06\/umbertata-2012\/la-bella-e-la-bestia-by-kate-bailward\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.katebailward.com\/drivinglikeamaniac\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/La-Bella-e-la-bestia-by-Kate-Bailward-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.katebailward.com\/drivinglikeamaniac\/2012\/06\/umbertata-2012\/one-day-ill-be-a-real-boy-by-kate-bailward\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.katebailward.com\/drivinglikeamaniac\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/One-day-Ill-be-a-real-boy-...-by-Kate-Bailward-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.katebailward.com\/drivinglikeamaniac\/2012\/06\/umbertata-2012\/tools-of-the-trade-by-kate-bailward\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.katebailward.com\/drivinglikeamaniac\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/Tools-of-the-trade-by-Kate-Bailward-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.katebailward.com\/drivinglikeamaniac\/2012\/06\/umbertata-2012\/the-partying-stallion-by-kate-bailward\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.katebailward.com\/drivinglikeamaniac\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/The-partying-stallion-by-Kate-Bailward-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.katebailward.com\/drivinglikeamaniac\/2012\/06\/umbertata-2012\/the-devils-in-the-detail-by-kate-bailward\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.katebailward.com\/drivinglikeamaniac\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/The-Devils-in-the-Detail-by-Kate-Bailward-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.katebailward.com\/drivinglikeamaniac\/2012\/06\/umbertata-2012\/cartwheels-by-kate-bailward\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.katebailward.com\/drivinglikeamaniac\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/cartwheels-by-Kate-Bailward-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.katebailward.com\/drivinglikeamaniac\/2012\/06\/umbertata-2012\/the-basketmaker-by-kate-bailward\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.katebailward.com\/drivinglikeamaniac\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/the-basketmaker-by-Kate-Bailward-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.katebailward.com\/drivinglikeamaniac\/2012\/06\/umbertata-2012\/burning-man-by-kate-bailward\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.katebailward.com\/drivinglikeamaniac\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/Burning-man-by-Kate-Bailward-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.katebailward.com\/drivinglikeamaniac\/2012\/06\/umbertata-2012\/sicilia-dentro-il-mio-cuore-by-kate-bailward\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.katebailward.com\/drivinglikeamaniac\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/Sicilia-dentro-il-mio-cuore-by-Kate-Bailward-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<h2>JULY CARNIVAL of EUROPE<\/h2>\n<p>Have you got a good European travel story? Why not submit it for inclusion in July&#8217;s Carnival?<\/p>\n<p>On 1 July I&#8217;m hosting the\u00a0event, set up by <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/destinationeu\" target=\"_blank\">Andrea<\/a> of\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.destinationeurope.net\/\" target=\"_blank\">Destination Europe<\/a>.\u00a0Details of how to submit your entries can be found\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.destinationeurope.net\/carnival-of-europe\/\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>, and you can also follow Andrea on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/destinationeurope\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook<\/a> to be kept updated on all future Carnival news.<\/p>\n<p>I look forward to reading your entries!<\/p>\n<div class=\"linkwithin_hook\" id=\"https:\/\/www.katebailward.com\/drivinglikeamaniac\/2012\/06\/umbertata-2012\/\"><\/div><script>\n<!-- \/\/LinkWithinCodeStart\nvar linkwithin_site_id = 1290977;\nvar linkwithin_div_class = \"linkwithin_hook\";\n\/\/LinkWithinCodeEnd -->\n<\/script>\n<script src=\"http:\/\/www.linkwithin.com\/widget.js\"><\/script>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.linkwithin.com\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.linkwithin.com\/pixel.png\" alt=\"Related Posts Plugin for WordPress, Blogger...\" style=\"border: 0\" \/><\/a>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Even in a big multicultural city like Catania you can find events celebrating the micro-culture of the region. 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