Hi everyone - I think it is Tuesday, but not sure. The weather is a little rough ---no---a lot rough. It has been raining today. It has always been Camelot before - "Always rains after sundown" but today it is raining and windy. We took an interesting walk along the sea and watched the waves. We didn't get any good pictures 'cause the waves would't come when we had the camera ready. Just believe me, it is very impressive. We are going to cook in tonight. We have done so 5 or 6 times and that has been fun. Jim got some interesting looking pasta and we will experiment with that.
If you hear HGTV say that bathrooms and kitchens sell houses - not here. Here it is location, location, location. Our bathroom is about 3 ft by 4 ft and you can multitask while taking a shower by wathching the ships and the sea. The kitchen is only slightly larger and I certainly woudn't want to cook Thanksgiving dinner in that.
Love ya
Mag & Jim
Tuesday, September 28, 2010
Monday, September 27, 2010
Saturday, September 25, 2010
Hi again on Saturday - I'm back in Tellaro on the Italian keyboard but thought I would catch you up on what we have been doing.
On Thursday we drove into LaSpezia to catch a train to the Cinque Terre. Now, Rick Steves says in his guidebook that this is an easy task -- It's not. For those of you that have not heard of the Cinque Terre, it is a national park with a walking path along the sea connecting 5 towns. It is supposedly dangerous in some spots, but we didn't go there. We finally got on the train and it was packed with a bazillion school kids out for the day along with another million or more old people (not to judge). We got there and got off for our "quiet walk" again according to Rick. It was hotter than ***** and packed with above kids. But once you let the kids get ahead of you, it was nice. Which is what we did. After a couple of hours of this we realized that what we had in Tellaro was as beautiful and decided to come home. So I sat with a glass of wine and a book and looked at my little section of the sea.
We realized that we could catch a bus almost at the foot of our stairs and go to Lerica, the next town over. Since it only costs a euro and the driver goes about twice a fast as Jim goes, it is quite fast and easy. That's where we finally were able to send pictures.
Let me tell you about Italian mosquitos --- they are the noisest bas..... critters you have ever heard. It is not bad enough they bite you and make you itch, they have to aggravate you first. But we showed who was smarter - we spray the apartment at dusk with bug spray. Of course, if we closed the door to the deck it would help but we can't do that.
We had a storm last night that, at least during the night sounded like the worst storm I have ever seen. I stayed awake and listened to it --- Jim slept through it.
We have had gelato every day and continue to meet some very interesting people, both Italian and tourists.
Love ya
Maggie & Jim
On Thursday we drove into LaSpezia to catch a train to the Cinque Terre. Now, Rick Steves says in his guidebook that this is an easy task -- It's not. For those of you that have not heard of the Cinque Terre, it is a national park with a walking path along the sea connecting 5 towns. It is supposedly dangerous in some spots, but we didn't go there. We finally got on the train and it was packed with a bazillion school kids out for the day along with another million or more old people (not to judge). We got there and got off for our "quiet walk" again according to Rick. It was hotter than ***** and packed with above kids. But once you let the kids get ahead of you, it was nice. Which is what we did. After a couple of hours of this we realized that what we had in Tellaro was as beautiful and decided to come home. So I sat with a glass of wine and a book and looked at my little section of the sea.
We realized that we could catch a bus almost at the foot of our stairs and go to Lerica, the next town over. Since it only costs a euro and the driver goes about twice a fast as Jim goes, it is quite fast and easy. That's where we finally were able to send pictures.
Let me tell you about Italian mosquitos --- they are the noisest bas..... critters you have ever heard. It is not bad enough they bite you and make you itch, they have to aggravate you first. But we showed who was smarter - we spray the apartment at dusk with bug spray. Of course, if we closed the door to the deck it would help but we can't do that.
We had a storm last night that, at least during the night sounded like the worst storm I have ever seen. I stayed awake and listened to it --- Jim slept through it.
We have had gelato every day and continue to meet some very interesting people, both Italian and tourists.
Love ya
Maggie & Jim
Wednesday, September 22, 2010
Hi everyone
We have done some exciting things today such as grocery shop. Now, you who have a supermarket on every corner, may not think this so great. Our first challenge was to find a supermarket which we finally did. That was followed closely by trying to find the necessary supplies. Now, if you can't read the label it is a little difficult to know where to find the things you are looking for. But we succeeded on most items.
Time in Italy is very different from American time. We don't roll out of bed until 8 or 9o'clock (Jim usually gets up about 5:30 and me about 7) We, for obvious reasons, don't see a need to go the the gym or work out. (I know, Wendy, I should anyway)
The restaurants don't open until 7 or 8 at night so we find it necessary to have a mid-afternoon snack and then eat later (This from 2 people who are "early bird special professionals")
I'm not sure what day it is. We don't have a TV or newspapers. I suppose we could buy a paper, but we couldn't read it anyway, so why bother.
Basically, we read, explore, look at the sea and nap -- tough job but someone has to do it.
I'm still working on finding a computer that will allow me to do pictures.
Love to all -- Maggie & Jim
We have done some exciting things today such as grocery shop. Now, you who have a supermarket on every corner, may not think this so great. Our first challenge was to find a supermarket which we finally did. That was followed closely by trying to find the necessary supplies. Now, if you can't read the label it is a little difficult to know where to find the things you are looking for. But we succeeded on most items.
Time in Italy is very different from American time. We don't roll out of bed until 8 or 9o'clock (Jim usually gets up about 5:30 and me about 7) We, for obvious reasons, don't see a need to go the the gym or work out. (I know, Wendy, I should anyway)
The restaurants don't open until 7 or 8 at night so we find it necessary to have a mid-afternoon snack and then eat later (This from 2 people who are "early bird special professionals")
I'm not sure what day it is. We don't have a TV or newspapers. I suppose we could buy a paper, but we couldn't read it anyway, so why bother.
Basically, we read, explore, look at the sea and nap -- tough job but someone has to do it.
I'm still working on finding a computer that will allow me to do pictures.
Love to all -- Maggie & Jim
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