We got a late start Saturday morning and headed off for a drive to Vietri. Taryn read aloud from the back seat about Mt. Vesuvius and worked out an action plan for our family should the dormant volcano decide to wake up while we are here. Vietri is known for it's dizzying array of ceramics and we admired our fair share making mental notes of items that might suit the new home. We had a delicious lunch of green olives stuffed with sausage and cheese, breaded and deep fried, a pizza with yet more sausage, cheeses and rocket (aka...arugula...aka fancy lettuce), pasta with pesto, a glass a red wine (I've been instructed to have a glass a wine for just about everyone I know and I intend to do just that), and a lemoncello. Then we went next door for some gelato, limone for me (lemon), pistacchio for Earl (pistachio) and vaniglia for T (vanilla)...they were all very good but the vanilla was out of this world! We walked it all off and headed for home...we drove up the coastline on the way back and oh my gosh...am I ever going to get used to Italian drivers and roads? I was positively green with all the curves, buses, motorcycles zipping by two inches from the driver's window (which was NOT me!), honking, fist shaking, brake slamming, people walking out in front of the car...honestly...it felt like driving through Main Street at Disneyland during a parade at peak season while suffering with the flu. I'm sure I'll grow to love it and can't wait to actually be the driver with a few of you riding shot gun.
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Ciao you lucky lucky people
Mille grazie for all the pictures
Actually I'm a bit jealous, I wish I was there Can't wait to see the villa once it's decorated. Tried to tell Lisa how unique it was If possible can you add Lisa to your blog. We are sooooooooooo geloso!
Love to all Aunt Catherine
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