There are still many things that we haven’t discovered in the town we lived in before while being stationed on base (mainly thanks to covid and restrictions). Still wanting to get out but not do any huge trips, we now thought we’d get out and start discovering some of the history near our new town.…
The next couple of weeks were super chaotic with moving and falling in to a new routine. But thanks to some dear friends who took care of our son we managed to slip out for an adult adventure and a day away! We took an early Saturday morning train to meet with a wine sommelier……
Somewhere around this time frame we were officially out of base jail! For the first year here we were required to live on a military base. Afterwards, we had the option to move out in the local economy if we choose (and it’s probably no surprise that we chose to). After two weeks of searching,…
Back at it again- another wine event with Ms. Joanna Stonestreet. We always have so much with her and Daniele! This time we headed to Pozzuoli to a restaurant called “N’copp ‘a terra” for so much food accompanied by glass after glass of Brunello tastings! I just recently found out that the husband (from MÁTÉ…
I will never tire of discovering new archaeological sites and ancient ruins! Combine that with a trip to a pasta factory and I call that a dynamite pair! We arrived during the morning to walk on history in Villa Arianna, a series of residential complexes constructed between the 1st century BC and 1st century AD,…
I am not very good at retaining historical facts, but I love venturing around museums, listening to stories of the past and admiring a range of artistry skills. But I do have to spread out the museum visits because, while my husband doesn’t mind going, him and my son both prefer not too. So a…
Family explorations in the Villa of Tiberius, picking wildflowers, capturing reflections, and hiding in tunnels. Fascinating ruins of a summer villa that belonged to a Roman Emperor, who reigned from 14-37 AD, located right on the Italian seaside. We had the entire grotto to ourselves! A small museum holds incredible treasures found in the grotto,…
We took our newest member of the family for a ride in downtown Napoli for a quick morning of vintage shopping and street food. We’ve been needing a second car but I wasn’t planning on a Panda; yet, here she is. Meet Pamela. Shifting through the alleyways in this baby sure did put a whole…
January continued to be a crazy roller coaster ride. Going virtual with my son’s school only lasted a day. He returned the next day but was then out the following day (unexpected surgery due to his appendix bursting), and remained out for a week. He returned to school and then they went virtual the following…
Our first weekend in January began with the need for a little bit of blue color in it- the calm and relaxing kind of blues. I woke up to a message from my son’s school stating, “following our regional counsel’s decree…” they were closing the schools until the end of January for pre-K and elementary…
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