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Using a GPS in Italy

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 [...]

Vasto Excursion

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 [...]

Monte Cassino Notes

Planning a field trip… maybe…

OSB page

Map of the cloisters

Halls in the Museum

Schedule and Rules of Conduct — kids, shhhhh….

Official [...]

Italy Tips, for EB&Kids, Part II

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 [...]

Italy Tips, for EB&Kids

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 [...]

Pics, March 2009 Part II

Really affordable mozzarella — the kind we buy at Jungle Jim’s for $9-10 a PIECE. This here container has 10 balls, at 4.50 Euro (it was on sale — regular price is 6.10). – March 19

Aisa having fun with the mirrors at home (the blue-looking area in the very back is the laundry room). [...]

Pics, March 2009

found a Town and Country here (and same color as our van in the US!) — an Italian version, approx. the same size as the Fiat Ulysse we’re renting, thought that was pretty funny — this was taken at the apt. complex where our condo is – March 10

Nino’s smile – March 11

Yena and Nino – [...]

Some Pics

trying to take advantage of fast internet this morning — hope this goes through — 974 kbps!!

flying into Rome, March 8

in the microvan — hey, we fit!

driving to Pescara

sleeping Nino… cried for 10 minutes on the plane, jet lagged 1 day, then he was fine!

on the beach

sorry for the low quality pics — we’re still getting [...]

Abruzzo Rentals

Compiling for next year:

Agriturismo Le Cicale, in Spoltore, 13 minutes from work — don’t know if this takes long-term renters – another of their ads

in Pianella, 22 minutes — may be too isolated???

4 Bedroom in Loreto Aprutino, 28 minutes from work ***
Discounts:
Long stay discount!! 20% discount if booking length is more than 4 weeks.
Early Bird stay [...]