Hooray! Right now we are being told that there’s a 95% chance EB & kids will be sent to Italy soon. For a while there it was iffy and I didn’t want to encourage false hope — knowing that our dh’s company specializes in emotional roller coasters ;P . Our own trip is [...]
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Shopping in Pescara/Chieti First, where to shop. A block away (on your right when you’re facing the sea) is Falcone Mini Market (Viale Alcione, 201) — they have basics if you run out of something: local olive oil, local wine, butter, milk, sliced bread (though they carry the San Carlo brand which we find too dry), plus [...] just a few notes from the lovely weekend: visited Lanciano: Santuario del Miracolo Eucaristico — 48 minutes from here. Had a picnic at a small plaza near our parking lot. Wanted to visit the Santa Maria del Ponte but it was closed… so we just walked around and decided to drive to Vasto… (more info [...] Planning a field trip… maybe… OSB page Map of the cloisters Halls in the Museum Schedule and Rules of Conduct — kids, shhhhh…. Official [...] Part 1 is here. The Condo, cont’d. The Laundry Room … is small and serves as the “1/2 bath” — so you can go to the bathroom while doing your laundry, I suppose There’s a small Electrolux washer that holds about 1/3 of what my American washer does. And there’s a sink to do [...] Part 1 is here. The Condo, cont’d. The Living Room The living room has 2 leather couches and 2 divans that fold out into beds — so you can have sleep-over guests if you want. Signora Farina also bought a new TV for the place; however, it only delivers local channels. Surprisingly, and as E has already [...] Since dh has work colleagues coming over the next few months, I thought I’d do a series on living here to help them out a bit. I’ll start out with a random list of tips, and refine them and break up into posts as I go along, and as Internet access permits. I’ll include [...] |
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