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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 [...]

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 [...]

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 Cassino page

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]