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ravello concert

uncategorized • Sep 11, 2020

Matt’s gig was in Ravello, a small town in the hills overlooking the Amalfi coast. Ravello is known for its beautiful gardens and views, as well as art and ceramics. I took my fellow band-spouse, Melissa, with me…

wine in downtown naples

touristing • Sep 11, 2020

Matt finally had a gig! It was in Ravello, a wine-tasting with music. The night before the concert, the band (and spouses) got to attend a pre-concert wine tasting in downtown Naples. Next to a castle and in…

sunset beach walks

beautiful things , outdoor adventures , pooch • Sep 11, 2020

On the subject of beach and sea, we live quite close to it. On a couple of recent nights, we took sunset walks on the beach. Addie got to run free and I got to enjoy the beauty. …

sperlonga beach

beautiful things , outdoor adventures • Sep 11, 2020

The kids and I took a field trip day and drove north about an hour and a half. I’d heard the beaches there are nice, with clear water. I heard right! It was lovely and totally worth the…

lately: farewells, beach, picnics, cakes, waterfalls, hikes, lakes, and naples

beautiful things , family , outdoor adventures , touristing • Aug 9, 2020

A sad farewell… Beach… Carney picnics… Cake decorating for Ash… Ciprissetta di Fontegreca (waterfall park with cold water pools) with homeschoolers… first time in two years for a homeschool gathering… Hiking Monte Massico……

staying cool in lake and forest

beautiful things , family , outdoor adventures • Aug 9, 2020

August in Naples is HOT. Crazy hot. So we went uphill to cool off. Lago di Castel San Vincenzo is our favorite; we’ve been going there every August since we came to Italy, and it is quiet, beautiful…

day 9/10: tuscany

beautiful things , outdoor adventures , touristing • Aug 9, 2020

Our last stop was an agriturismo near Cortona, Tuscany. We enjoyed a relaxing time in the pool, in the olive grove, and in the cute village of Cortona. Tuscany is lovely, quiet, tranquil, and has delicious food and…

day 7/8: riva del garda

beautiful things , family , outdoor adventures , touristing • Aug 9, 2020

I wish I could have stayed longer in the Dolomites. They are incredible. Also northern Italy is amazing, too, with clean, cool air, safe driving, no trash, parks and bike trails, and even a way of speaking Italian…

day 6: dolomites monte civetta/lago di coldai

beautiful things , family , outdoor adventures , touristing • Aug 9, 2020

This day we took two gondolas up Monte Civetta and walked to Coldai Lake. We thought it would be a fairly easy hike, but it turned out to be steep! But it was fantastic! At the top we…

day 5: dolomites viel del pan

beautiful things , family , outdoor adventures , touristing • Aug 9, 2020

Strange to us, but also kind of neat, is the fact that you can take a cable car to pretty much any peak in the Dolomites. There are systems of chair lifts and gondolas that bring you to…

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