Two great weeks in Italy went by like two days. However, I made quite a lot of pictures. To make up for the long time without any news here I decided to post several of the pictures in the form of a diary. That means a post representing a day in Italy on every day of the next two weeks...well, yes, maybe I take a one-day-break during this span :-) Let's start with day one (April 13th):
The day went like this:
- Wakeup
- Hurry to the airport after a small breakfast
- Fly to Naples
- Pick up the rental car
- Drive 3 hours southbound
- Reach Maratea
- Look for the house, with the help of the neighbors
- Hide the disappointment regarding the weather (13 degrees and clouded)
- Show delight regarding the country house
- Search for something to drink and eat, after realizing that EVERYTHING is closed on Sundays in Italy (at least in the rural areas)
Finally we got a couple of ham sandwiches (Panino con Prosciutto) at a highway shop and some drinks at an open bar in the village of Maratea, so it wasn't too bad.
The house exceeded our expectations, the view was amazing. The furniture was simple, country-style, but exactly fitting. Almost every room had a porch, roof-terrace or balcony outside its door or window.
The neighborhood was remarkably tranquil, which was a special experience to me. I spent much time of the first days just listening the silence. A occasional bird was the only "disturbance".
A quick check of the tv revealed only Italian channels, so it was the first and the last time it was switched on during the stay. Of course there was no internet access. In total: the perfect environment for somebody who seeks relief from suffering a burnout :-)
I didn't use the camera a lot that day, so here are just two pics.
The first is a sunset seen from the terrace in front of the upper level. Actually this was also the view I had lying on my bed, the bedroom windows reached from floor to ceiling and looked right in this direction...
And even on the very first day I already started to indulge myself in Italian foodstuffs, I started with the most famous Italian brands of beer...just to clean the throat from the highway dust :-)
