First we visited Lake Bled, a popular tourist destination that is beautiful but that I hated. There were a ton of people there, all just walking around the busy lake with a ton of cars, bikers, and other…
We went on our Leave vacation! Goodbye hot Naples! We took a road trip north to Slovenia, about a 10 hour drive. We stopped for the first night in Bologna to break up the drive, then the next…
After Matt returned from Ukraine, we drove 3 hours south to the border of Basilicata and Calabria, at the “instep” of Italy’s boot, on the Ionian Sea. We LOVE this sea– it is so clean, clear, and calm,…
Matt and I went walking and eating our way through downtown Naples…. again. It’s been a little while since we visited, and it sure is different right now from how it has been this past year: it is…
We visited Sorrento again, and just wandered around being tourists. We got a bit drunk from the limoncello samples we kept getting, since we were the only tourists in the shop (usually it is packed full of tourists,…
More chess in Vomero for Cedar, and adventuring around the town for Jess and Matt. One time we brought a new band family with us and explored Castel St’Elmo. I love watching the way the men gather together…
The Band spouses had a date at a winery on Mount Vesuvius, which included a tour and tasting with lunch. These grape vines are still young, as the vineyard recently acquired new land. It is interesting to see…
Matt and I got our grandparent practice in the other day! We brought Cedar to an Italian chess club in Vomero on a Sunday morning, and Adam came along too (Matt’s coworker and Cedar’s chess buddy)…. with his…
I had a date with my friend Rosa in her town of Portici, in the Naples area. I love this girl and should have thought of having a date with her sooner.…
Cedar went to Scout camp for the weekend, so Ashton stayed home and had her friend sleep over while Matt and I had an overnight date!!! We went up the coast about an hour and a half to…