Posillipo-move #3

      We moved into a first floor appartment yesterday.  We are here for about a month or so. It is such a nice open, spacious and bright place!  We are most excited to have a kitchen and washer and dryer-no more Hotel Laundry magic, but it will be nice to do our laundry when we want and for A LOT less than 275 Euros a week! :)
     Most of the appartment is furnished by IKEA: simple, modern and comfortable!  Our landlady is really nice and has been helping us learn a little Italian.  She has also been to the Pacific Northwest! There are 2 large maps on the wall of the Seattle area and of west Canada. Perfect, huh?!
     The area where we are is a lot more peaceful than where we were in the city at the hotels.  Our view is breathtaking-we can see part of the bay and when it is clear, part of Capri and Ischia.  We have yet to venture around here so we don't know exactly whats around us out on the street. A whole new area for us to explore!  Juliann requested a mellow day so we will venture out tomorrow.

 Stairs from driveway down to the appartment

 View from the lawn into the house via grand, double sliders

1 big open space for kitchen, dining, and living room Love!

 Race testing out the best internet connection we've had in Italy

 Stairs down to laundry room.

   On another note, we have met a delightful young family who has also moved to Italy recently.  Juliann got to babysit the 2 boys a few weeks ago too.  It has been so nice to spend time and get to know Sophie and the boys a little bit. We also got to meet several people from Il Faro International Church last Sunday.  A family invited us over for lunch afterward and we had a great time!  One of the best parts of travel is the people we get to meet. What wonderful blessings!!
   

We drove the Amalfi Coast

     This past weekend we decided to drive to Amalfi.  Even with our Italian GPS, "Cleo", it was an 'adventure' getting there.  It seemed like a simple thing to just drive from our hotel, staying with the coast. But just like driving anywhere here, we see where we want to go but it's not that simple. So, we drove up and down all kinds of streets to, finally get to the coast..
     We stopped for lunch at an intriguing looking outdoor cafe overlooking Isle of Capri.  There was a lively Italian family there that we enjoyed chatting with a little bit and 1 of the gentlemen jumped into a picture with Juliann (see below).

     After driving for a few hours, we thought we had seen all of the coast so we started heading back to the freeway (autostrada).  "Cleo" wanted us to turn left on a road that did not look appealing so we bipassed it.  We were so glad we did because the road we were on led us to what everyone means  when they talk about The Amalfi Coast.  Pictures don't do it justice but I hope you enjoy them anyway :).  The roads we drove were extremely narrow and a bit 'hairy' in spots.  We all loved the drive but Aaron and Race would have loved it even more on motorcycles! If you get a chance, check out Race's blog at:
http://ultimatederp.blogspot.it/