Italy: September 27
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A walking tour of Brindisi and a drive to Ostuni and Martina Franca

Italy: September 26
23 photos

Back on the east coast, we used Jeff’s apartment as a home base and visited other towns: *

Italy: September 25
66 photos

And today we visited Amalfi and Ravello.

Italy: September 24
12 photos

Today we visited Positano Positano Positano! And we didn’t buy nearly enough stuff, apparently. After our siesta we went to Sorrento for the evening.

Italy: September 23
35 photos

Four modes of transportation today: We woke up at about 4:15 AM to catch a €90 water taxi ride to the airport, where we took a 2-minute bus ride to the airplane. From Brindisi, Jeff drove us all to the west coast by way of Pompei. Our hotel was outside, or above, Sorrento.

Italy: September 22
25 photos

We spent most our second day in Italy wandering around Murano, famous for glass.

Italy: September 21
55 photos

Our first whole day in Italy! The afternoon before, we wandered around Venice more-or-less aimlessly up and down stairs, across bridges, and through 3-foot-wide alleys with some 70 lbs of luggage and a pregnant lady while trying to find the apartment we had rented. This day, however, was considerably more pleasant.

Home improvements
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The garage looks a little nicer (and is more protected from salt and cracks) thanks to a coat of epoxy paint. And the nursery has a fresh coat of paint, a new chair rail, and a new mommy

July
21 photos

It was hot. The dog was stinky. Energy levels plummeted. We puttered

Estrogen Expedition 2005
7 photos

The ladies take to the streets of Chi-town for walking, spending, eating, talking, and some really fun new sunglasses