Hello readers!
It has been an exciting 5 days since I was last able to post! I will take you through what we've been doing as fast as my 30 minutes online will allow... (2,50 euro for that!)
June 10 - We arrived in Assisi and we stayed in the ancient town itself. The hotel had a gorgeous view of the modern town below. This was a town that the bus couldn't drive up into so we packed little overnight bags and road up on an escalator! Visited the cathedrals and basillicas dedicated to St. Clare and St. Francis of Assisi. (each of them are buried in their respective churches! - kinda creepy!! St. Clare is encased in wax and out there for everyone to see!)
Tonight's entertainment included taking the kids strolling through the streets after dinner where Sammy, Hanna, and Katie performed impromptu dances to tunes on their iPods while we cheered them on! Fun!
June 11 - A LONG drive today towards Sorrento and the sea! Stayed in what we finally dubbed ''Camp Sorrento''. which were tiny sort of holiday cabins, VERY rustic, but the kids were troopers. Besides, the place had a pool and great air conditioning!!!
June 12 - traveled to the Island of Capri by boat! Gorgeous! Rode the tram up to the top city on the island and strolled with a guide to see all the sights. Also rode smaller boats around the island to see the grottos and rock formations. The aquamarine water is truly as unique as they say!!!
June 13 - Drove to Sicily - the longest drive of the trip! We are here in Naxos at the base of Mt. Etna which is steaming above us. We had a chance to swim in the sea on our arrival last night - it was COLD!
June 14 - Today we toured the ancient city of Taormina and saw the ancient Greek theater there and the medieval city. Very Quaint! We also rode up Mt. Etna and climbed around on the largest active volcano in Europe. It is actually flowing on one side of the mountain which we should be able to see from our room tonight as a red glow on the mountain side. The kids all climbed up a crater formed in 2004. I climbed around on a smaller one formed in 2001. It was very weird - like being on the moon or someplace similar! Tomorrow and Monday are election days in Italy.. so we are interested to see what excitement that generates here in Sicily. We will travel to Palermo tomorrow... and then hop on a ferry for an overnight ride up to Naples.
Now a ''kid report'' - all students are healthy, happy, and not yet out of money! Everyone is a great traveler and I would take them anywhere!!! Everywhere we go, people compliment me on their politeness! You can all be very proud of them!!!!
I will try to post again before we leave Italy.... Ciao everyone! We miss you but are having a great time!
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