In Country - the Beginning

Wow, some of you have been following my Facebook comments this week and will know what I am talking about. It has been an interesting week: missed flight connection in Paris, long airport lines, lost luggage, hotel A/C that doesn't work, move to an apartment, two days spent going through Italian Immigration, a day house hunting, and finally a couple days of good sleep and peace. What a whirlwind! But we are here now and doing ok.

Johnnie is Business Class

 

 

 

 

Castel Del'Ovo (The Egg Castle)



























Bay of Naples - where the ships come in

• We have done a bit of exploring the neighborhood around our Palazzo and located some key landmarks like the grocery, a few restaurants, the Anglican church (only English speaking congregation we can find except perhaps on the Naval base),  Sunday flea market, a hair salon, the local pub, a wonderful walking area, and best of all the Tabacchi shop which operates kind of like a convenience store and sells everything from stamps to super glue and you pay your utility bills there and buy cell phone minutes there too.

We continue to revel in the wonder of this lovely apartment we have for temporary living. God is so good to us! We don't count our own ingenuity for anything but rather the kindness of many other expatriates and Italians alike, and the blessing of the Lord that has put us here for a time. It is terrific and something we absolutely could not afford on our own but we will enjoy it while we are here!

Here is an interesting tidbit about parking at the new apartment