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bologna and trieste

family , touristing • Aug 17, 2021

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…

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summer naples date

touristing • Jul 18, 2021

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…

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sorrento

family , touristing • Jul 9, 2021

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,…

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chess and vomero

kid projects , touristing • Jul 9, 2021

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…

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wine on vesuvius

touristing • May 27, 2021

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…

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vomero with babies

touristing • May 27, 2021

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…

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terracina

beautiful things , touristing • May 27, 2021

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…

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