Closer to home, we’ve had some fun times lately:: :: a dinner out, with complementary limencello (Italians drink it after meals for digestion) :: a cooking class at a local pasta shop (spaghetti alla carbonara) ::…
Living here on base, in our opinion, has been really good for our kids. They have an old-fashioned-ish kind of life here, where they can walk to friends’ houses, to the pool, and to the stores. Even the…
Another homeschool hiking trip happened, this time starting from an ancient town and up a set of switchbacks to a sanctuary. After a picnic at the sanctuary with its lovely views of the hills and mountains beyond, a…
Our homeschool-Band-spouse friend organized a hiking trip for our homeschool group. It is only about 40 minutes from our home, and it was awesome! It is so much easier than I expected to find trails, flowers, views, breeze,…
The Path of the Gods is the most hiked, most talked about trail in this area, and is said to be one of the most beautiful trails in the world. Located on the Amalfi Coast, it follows the…
There is a really nice little family living in the apartment above us. The lady of the family, Sonja, is actually from the Seattle area, so we have lots of things to chat about. One thing we have…
Not long after we arrived, our friends and fellow Band-mates treated us to a tour of Vietri Sul Mare and Amalfi, two towns on the Amalfi coast. In Vietri Sul Mare, which is known for its ceramics, we…
We visited Capua ruins on two separate trips, once with friends and once with Matt. Located about 20 minutes from our house, “The Amphitheatre of Capua was a Roman amphitheatre in the city of Capua (modern Santa Maria Capua Vetere), second only to the Colosseum in size…
