Our adventure is halfway over. We are feeling extremely fortunate to have this opportunity and the many, many experiences we've had. As Dave pointed out earlier this week, any slice of this trip could qualify as 'a trip of a lifetime'.
Tonight we had our weekly dinner at the local pizzeria and talked over how things have gone so far.
What do you miss most (that's not human, because, obviously we miss people)?
Dave- Our shower. And the grill.
Ben- Michigan Tigers (Soccer team- we decided that this answer would qualify)
Ethan- My V-Tech watch
Lindsay- My bed. No, the washer and dryer.
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| The boys being goofy on the bus. |
What's your favorite thing about Italy?
Dave- Taking Walks
Ben- Playing Pokemon Go
Ethan- Learning Italian
Lindsay- Public transit has made daily life and tourism easy
What has surprised you the most?
Dave- How friendly people have been to us
Ben- Writing about the Loch Ness monster in Italian
Ethan- Being able to eat with three missing teeth
Lindsay- We haven't spent money as quickly as I expected
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| His second pizza of the night |
Dave- Al Borgo (our pizza place)
Ben- Al Borgo
Ethan- The Bubble Bar (Pier 88)
Lindsay- Verde Rame in Piemonte
Your favorite meal?
Dave- The two times we've been invited to dominica pranzo (traditional
home-cooked Sunday lunch)
Ben- Shrimp and pizza margherita
Ethan- Pizza
Lindsay- Gnocchi
What's your favorite site we've visited?
Dave- Dolomites
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| Teatro Olimpico |
Ethan- Dolomites
Lindsay- Teatro Olimpico in Vicenza
What was your funniest moment?
Dave- Jeremy (Tyler's brother-in-law) waking up with a second wind to
start the party over Christmas
Ben- Ethan tripping a lot
Ethan- Ben jumping out and scaring me
Lindsay- The boys getting stuck on the roof in Piemonte
Your worst moment?
Dave- Losing patience and yelling at the kids
Ben- Having an itchy head
Ethan- Throwing up Christmas morning
Lindsay- The two days I was home alone and felt like I ran out of things that had to be done
What are you most thankful for?
Dave- Sabbatical
Ben- Showers
Ethan- Friends at school
Lindsay- Dave speaking Italian and helping with every situation
What are you most looking forward to during the rest of our time here?
Dave- Showing our friends around
Ben- Coming back to Al Borgo
Ethan- Our friends coming
Lindsay- Our friends coming
Tomorrow is March 1! The parks will be open later in the evenings starting tomorrow. And our friends are coming!
I like how Ben's funniest memory includes Ethan and Ethan's funniest memory includes Ben. Brother love!
ReplyDeleteAlso, Ben you should get that itchy head checked out. My Anatomy professor just told me a gross story about that.
They are getting along well most of the time. I have some great photos from a few weekends ago on my good camera that I need to download.
DeleteHis head seems better now, luckily.