Author Archives: lillatravels

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 →

More Sperlonga Today we went back to Sperlonga to enjoy more time at the beach. Before leaving Pico, there were several interactions with the neighbors: We need to start buffering in more time for neighborhood interactions when going any place. … Continue reading →

We spent a good portion of the day unpacking all of the items purchased yesterday and building IKEA furniture. (In Italy it’s pronounced ee-KAY-ah) Biaggio came by with Massimilliano to help remove the lock on the bedroom door to the … 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 →

Today we did a full day trip to the town of Sorrento. After a 2.5 hour drive from Pico, we caught up with friends of ours from Belmont who were at the end of their ten day holiday. We also … Continue reading →

Today we focused on cleaning the kitchen from top to bottom. We also started cleaning the living room moving some furniture into the spare room and the cantina, and Paul worked outside to begin clearing some of our land. We … Continue reading →

Let’s take a step back and talk about some basics for our new followers: The town of Pico is in a province called Frosinone (fro-zee-NON-neh.) Frosinone is in a region called Lazio and the capital of the Lazio region of … Continue reading →

Late morning D and I found Paul sitting outside L’Angolo Bar with a group of men talking about anything and everything. Two hours, three croissants and cappuccinos later, we needed to start our day before stores close for siesta at … Continue reading →

At L’Angolo Bar, Paul started the morning with an espresso and croissant while I had a cappuccino and a croissant filled with frutti di bosco (a multi-berry jam.) At 7:30a Paul left for the Rome airport to pick up D … Continue reading →

Paul and I arrived in Rome a few hours apart from each other, and in our rental car began the trip south towards Pico. Departing Rome’s Fiumicino airport always makes me smile with the abundant Cyprus trees (which I love) … Continue reading →

“Some men see things as they are and say why. I dream things that never were and say why not?”  -George Bernard Shaw Over the past year, we’ve traveled domestically and internationally, forgoing capturing the details of those adventures here … Continue reading →