One of the things you get to do when you live in Europe but can’t work is you get to hijack….er….join other people’s vacations simply because you’re on the same continent.
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Pisa and Florence
This one goes back a little ways. When Amy’s Dad and Uncle visited us in Italy we took our first weekend and went to Florence and Pisa, one day for each. As a matter of fact an Italian told us to spend more time in Florence because, “for Pisa, 2 hours…”
Editor’s Note (or: News From The Dog House)
So after promoting my Rome post on Facebook Amy noticed a little something I got wrong. We didn’t celebrate her birthday in Rome, we celebrated it in Florence when her Dad was visiting. Uhhhh….. Oh yeah, I knew that. Writing these out of order and all from memory (I have no notes) I got two trips to Hard Rock Cafe mixed up. We visited there in both cities, but Amy’s birthday was not while we were in Rome. As her husband I know exactly when her birthday is, as well as our anniversary, I promise. No really, stop laughing. I’ve edited the Rome post to reflect that rather important revelation and also padded the doghouse with a little bit of straw. It’s really not so bad once the itching stops. Anyway, next post hopefully tomorrow, I’m having some technical issues with uploading pictures (I’m on a road trip and next time I’m bringing a laptop with me and not just the iPad). Stay tuned!
Finally…Rome
It’s almost embarrassing how long it took us to take a trip to Rome, we’ve only been here for nearly a year. Better late than never I guess…
The Almalfi Coast
So where we left off earlier was just before a trip to the Almalfi coast with Amy’s Dad and Uncle. The Almalfi coast is just a little bit South of Naples and is well known for it’s beauty and the absolutely insane coastal road that is perched on the edge of the cliffs. So obviously, we have to go.
I think I’ve been here before…
So it’s been a couple of months since I’ve posted anything. Yeah, yeah, I know. I’ve written this post before. Apparently it’s a good thing I don’t do this for a living… Anyway, since it’s been a while I’ve actually got quite a bit of stuff to post and I’m going to get to work on it. Stuff might be out of order though so if one minute I’m on the Almalfi coast and the next I’m in Germany don’t worry, just go with it. Stay tuned folks, just gotta get some pictures uploaded…
Power Problems
It is said that power corrupts and absolute power corrupts absolutely, and honestly, I agree. But having only a little power apparently means you can’t run three external hard drives and your dryer at the same time without blowing a breaker. Personally, when an external hard drive can be considered a “major” appliance in power consumption terms…there just may be a problem. Ever since moving here this is probably my biggest gripe (which isn’t too bad really), the way that power is distributed is based on what they give you and not what you’re willing to pay for. There is a cap (which can be raised, but ours is as high as it goes I think) on how much you can draw at one time. So when you pass said limit, POW!, everything goes out…as in, the entire apartment. Now, that wouldn’t be so bad if it didn’t mean that I had to go down to the street level to open a panel and turn everything back on (and don’t forget to unplug whatever made you cross the line before you go down there…cause it’s a long walk of stupid-shame if you do). Suffice to say that doing things like washing clothes, drying clothes, doing dishes, and having anything else “big” on is a lesson in time management and scheduling. Getting into why this is how they do things involves too much in terms of politics and economics so I’ll pass on that, but I can tell you that I’m not looking forward to figuring out what appliances I can run at the same time as my air conditioner when summer comes (cause it gets hot here). However, that being said I do have electricity, and for that I’m eternally grateful. You don’t want to see a geek in the later stages of tech withdrawal…it’s ugly.
It’s Christmas in March…(or maybe it’s just late)
Ok, so technically it was in December, but I’m just now getting around to chronicling it…cause I like to stay on top of things and be current you know.
Three cheers for the Carabinieri (or “How I got a police escort to McDonalds in Bari”)
Ok, so I’ll be the first one to admit that over the past couple of years I’ve tried my best to shy away from fast food if I can avoid it.
The Lost Month
So it’s now February and I’ve yet to post anything about our Christmas and New Years experience. To be perfectly honest we were sick when we got back and essentially did nothing for about a week, but that doesn’t cover the rest of the month. I have no excuse but I will try and be a little more speedy about it (though to be fair, that TV series I started when I was sick wasn’t going to watch itself). Granted it also kinda depends on us doing something interesting, which we haven’t done a lot of the last few weeks unless you count eating out every now and again. In any case, as soon as I can gather the pictures and write something about our time in Germany I’ll put them up (it was a lot of fun except for the whole “sick” part). Thanks for hanging in there with us!
