We’ve been laying low since Christmas (with the exception of our day trip to Rome), spending our time at home. I’ve forgotten to take very many photos, but we’ve gone for a couple of walks, played a lot…
We went to Rome for the day. It’s only 2 hours away, so we got up early and spent the day walking around, checking out all the sites. It was a great time of year to go, without…
Finally, for the last few days of our Sicily trip, we visited Trapani. We explored the salt pans, drove up a mountain to a town called Erice, where we hung out IN the clouds, visited a castle, and…
Still in Sicily, on day three of our trip, we left our AirBnB in Giarre to head across the island to the west coast. We drove through the middle of the island to get there, and it was…
For Christmas leave, we went to Sicily! Our first stop, after driving all the way to the toe of Italy for about 6 hours, a ferry to Sicily, and our super cute AirBnB in Giarre, was the lovely…
:: look who got her braces off!!! ::Thanksgiving with friends (and cookie decorating) :: a traditonal game of Tombola (like Bingo, but with much more meaning and tradition) with our Italian family :: a concert (Phillip…
Our Italian friends took us on a tour of Christmas in downtown Naples! We visited a nativity museum where we heard interesting stories of Naples’ history, enjoyed pizza portafolgio (folded pizza) and coppa di mare (fish cup), and…
We visited Castello di Limatola, a local castle that lights up during the holidays. We toured the beautiful castle, saw musicians wandering through the pathways, looked at booths of handmade trinkets, ate tasty treats and sipped mulled wine. …
We took a trip about an hour north to Gaeta, where we heard there is a fantastic Christmas lights display. We started out in a medieval town called Maranola, where we found historical landmarks in a quiet village…
