Árdís - 01.01.1964, Qupperneq 30

Árdís - 01.01.1964, Qupperneq 30
28 ÁRDÍS in the northeast extremity and in the mountains. The one we saw and explored to some extent, was about thirty feet above ground and many feet underground. It consisted of many chambers used for different purposes. The sleeping quarters seemed to indicate that the occupants had been short of stature. Surrounding this central structure, which the leaders evidently occupied was a whole village of workers’ quarters. All this was enclosed by an outer fort. We ended with a picnic lunch, satisfied in every way. This had been a most interesting day. A few days later all of us left on a trip around the island. Bill owns a station wagon car and though there were four adults and three children, we were comfortable. We drove north along the west coast and were fascinated by many things: the incredible colors, inactive vol- canos, plains, richly cultivated hillsides, villages and castles clinging precariously to rock formations or lying among marshes which at one time were infested with fatal fevers. Against this background of unusual and varied scenery—move the Sardinian people, silent and industrious, their personality a mixture of profound melan- choly and fierce passions, harmonizing well with the nature sur- rounding them. One can understand better the inhabitants of any country by studying their history. I am not going into any detail about it here. Suffice it to say that plainly visible are the char- acteristics of conquering races. The fauna and flora are quite different from those we are accustomed to seeing. For instance the beautiful flowering bougainvillea bush which grows in profusion along the way and the quick moving lizard and the wild boar. We saw shepherds tending their flocks and the huts where they can take refuge from the hot sun or a rainstorm. It was not unusual to meet a native woman barefoot and carrying her burden on her head. We passed through many villages. How different they are from our own! There are no sidewalks and the streets are so narrow that one could easily have reached through the window and touched a native. In one such village I saw natives get up from their seats and press up against the wall to make room for our car to pass through. Many of the buildings are built from mud bricks and every home has a closed in courtyard. Sometimes the door of the courtyard was open and we caught glimpses of their animals, donkeys, goats, pigs, etc.
Qupperneq 1
Qupperneq 2
Qupperneq 3
Qupperneq 4
Qupperneq 5
Qupperneq 6
Qupperneq 7
Qupperneq 8
Qupperneq 9
Qupperneq 10
Qupperneq 11
Qupperneq 12
Qupperneq 13
Qupperneq 14
Qupperneq 15
Qupperneq 16
Qupperneq 17
Qupperneq 18
Qupperneq 19
Qupperneq 20
Qupperneq 21
Qupperneq 22
Qupperneq 23
Qupperneq 24
Qupperneq 25
Qupperneq 26
Qupperneq 27
Qupperneq 28
Qupperneq 29
Qupperneq 30
Qupperneq 31
Qupperneq 32
Qupperneq 33
Qupperneq 34
Qupperneq 35
Qupperneq 36
Qupperneq 37
Qupperneq 38
Qupperneq 39
Qupperneq 40
Qupperneq 41
Qupperneq 42
Qupperneq 43
Qupperneq 44
Qupperneq 45
Qupperneq 46
Qupperneq 47
Qupperneq 48
Qupperneq 49
Qupperneq 50
Qupperneq 51
Qupperneq 52
Qupperneq 53
Qupperneq 54
Qupperneq 55
Qupperneq 56
Qupperneq 57
Qupperneq 58
Qupperneq 59
Qupperneq 60
Qupperneq 61
Qupperneq 62
Qupperneq 63
Qupperneq 64
Qupperneq 65
Qupperneq 66
Qupperneq 67
Qupperneq 68
Qupperneq 69
Qupperneq 70
Qupperneq 71
Qupperneq 72
Qupperneq 73
Qupperneq 74
Qupperneq 75
Qupperneq 76
Qupperneq 77
Qupperneq 78
Qupperneq 79
Qupperneq 80
Qupperneq 81
Qupperneq 82
Qupperneq 83
Qupperneq 84
Qupperneq 85
Qupperneq 86
Qupperneq 87
Qupperneq 88
Qupperneq 89
Qupperneq 90
Qupperneq 91
Qupperneq 92
Qupperneq 93
Qupperneq 94
Qupperneq 95
Qupperneq 96
Qupperneq 97
Qupperneq 98
Qupperneq 99
Qupperneq 100
Qupperneq 101
Qupperneq 102
Qupperneq 103
Qupperneq 104
Qupperneq 105
Qupperneq 106
Qupperneq 107
Qupperneq 108

x

Árdís

Direct Links

Hvis du vil linke til denne avis/magasin, skal du bruge disse links:

Link til denne avis/magasin: Árdís
https://timarit.is/publication/755

Link til dette eksemplar:

Link til denne side:

Link til denne artikel:

Venligst ikke link direkte til billeder eller PDfs på Timarit.is, da sådanne webadresser kan ændres uden advarsel. Brug venligst de angivne webadresser for at linke til sitet.