There & Back Again – A Traveler's Tale

Yesterday, we visited with my cousin Massimo and his family at their home in Meta. They then drove us to Napoli for a tour of some of the places where my family lived. Good times…..

Grace, Sandy and Bill flew back home yesterday. My Mom and I are staying for another week. The only problem with Southern Italy in August is the heat and humidity. This year has been especially bad; reminds us of Atlanta. They haven’t had rain for 5 months. We are spending a lot of time in cafes and at the pool!

We celebrated Sandy’s birthday at one of our favorite restaurants in Sorrento, the Paruchianno.

We met 3 relatives for a wonderful 5 1/2 hour lunch yesterday. My Aunt Giovanna’s son, Massimo, was 3 years old the last time my Mother saw him. We had lunch with Massimo and his 2 children, Chiara and Matteo. They run a Bed and Breakfast called La Misma Luna in the nearby town of Meta.

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We took our annual trip to the Isle of Capri. The crowds were even bigger than usual but we had a great time.

Yesterday we left Tuscany and stopped in Orvieto for lunch on the way to Rome where we dropped off Allison 😦 and headed on to beautiful Sorrento.

We had a wonderful day visiting a few wineries. First we visited ColleMassari near Montalcino and the visited an old favorite; Poliziano near Montepulciano. Both were wonderful!

We spent the day in beautiful Varenna today. What a pretty little town! We had a great lunch with an incredible view.

Bill ordered Spaghetti Bolognese the other night but they ran out. We went back again today and the chef took care of Bill!