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Even though we left Pico several days ago, we wanted to share some photos of the town that we captured during that leg of the trip. Views of the town A lot of Mastro Lindo will be needed to eventually … Continue reading →

Here are some photos of the house in progress: The pictures are pre-paint, as Massimo, the local painter who fixed the cracks in the walls before we arrived, is going to paint everything at some point. We picked colors and … Continue reading →

Today is our last day in Pico before we start the next leg of our vacation. Paul and I spent time packing, Maria came by to confirm she will pick me up at 4 PM to walk me to her … Continue reading →

In the morning we awake to the sounds of a rooster (or multiple roosters) and lots of birds chirping. The rooster crows continue throughout the morning and often into the afternoon but they are drowned out by the din of … Continue reading →

It’s been a busy two weeks in Italy so we decided today we’d stay in Pico and do our best to relax.  As it was a Sunday morning, the church bells rang at 8am, 9am, 10am…no idea if there were … Continue reading →

Throughout Italy, there are many stray cats, whereas the majority of dogs we meet are pets. On his first night in Pico, D jumped out of the car to make sure a kitten had properly moved away from our parking … Continue reading →

Eight years ago on the sidelines of the Belmont youth soccer field Paul introduced himself to a family we heard yelling “vai vai!” (Go! Go!) to their fourth grader running down the field. Luca and his family were in the … Continue reading →

We’ve been to Italy ten (i think) times and our only experience with Naples has been arriving at the train station and departing from the port to catch a ferry. Our perception was dirty, crime ridden, not worth the time … Continue reading →

This morning was outside the norm we had established over the past 12 days: Paul and D drove to the town of Ceprano to try and get his iPhone repaired (he dropped it in the ocean while in Sperlonga.) The … Continue reading →

This week the town of Pico has celebrated the feast of Santa Marina. There was small procession earlier in the week and mass each day, culminating in this evening’s festivities. Chiesa Santa Marina dates back to the 1100s and while … Continue reading →

While D was in Sperlonga with Andrea, Paul and I took advantage of the free day to clean up the house a bit, Paul worked in the garden, and we drove to the town of Isola del Liri for the … Continue reading →

Every morning begins the same: we have a cup of espresso using the small Lavazza pod machine we purchased our first day here. We sit in the shade on the terrace and check our phones to catch up on what … Continue reading →

Today we deemed as shopping day.  We started at the Sarni AutoGrill which is basically a rest stop off the highway to get gas, but as we’ve encountered previously, the Italian AutoGrills are so much more than rest stops in … Continue reading →

This morning we had a visit from Massimo, the gentleman who plastered the wall cracks before we arrived. Because of the consistency of the walls (everything is textured), filling in the cracks is not a messy job as there is … Continue reading →

Today was our last day of deep cleaning in the house. I’m looking forward to shifting our focus to truly vacationing, decorating and enjoying more of our time here. This morning I spent two hours on the IKEA website researching … Continue reading →