Day 19 we returned from Sorrento and, on the way, visited the UNESCO heritage site of the royal palace of Caserta. Apparently, a few scenes from Star Wars were filmed here, so Mike and the boys were pretty excited about that. We even had to take a picture of Mike looking out one of the famous windows. After a long drive home, we visited with Pierluigi (Mike's cousin) and his family. The kids were able to figure out Google translate and had a great time getting to know their cousin Sofia through this technology.
Day 20 started really quiet as we got to sleep in and take our time getting going. We took about 2 hours at Ikea to see if there was much different from the North American ones we knew. In the end, we only bought a few coffee cups, but the ideas for decorating were well worth the visit. We then made our way to Great Zia Rosetta's apartment in upper Chieti. She is 92 and was super cute. It was harder on the kids since she has no English, but she kept forgetting that the kids already had many candies so they liked getting more than we would normally let then have. The afternoon was spent in Chieti visiting some of the old town areas. We then went to Zia Rita's for a quick dinner and home for an early bedtime. Tomorrow will be a bit busier, so we need our rest.
Alie:
Day 19: Today we had to get up super early so that we could be out of the house by 8:00. We got some coffee and breakfast at the restaurant on the top of the mountain and then started the long drive to Caserta and then home. On the drive down the mountain, I felt super sick since the roads were long and windy so it made my stomach queasy. We drove for an hour and a half to get to this cool castle called Caserta. Dad and the boys were so excited to see it because some of Star Wars was filmed there. Once inside we did the entire tour of the inside which was super beautiful and then we went outside to the palace grounds. We took a bus out to the far end where there was a waterfall and took a bunch of pictures. Afterwards, we went into the gardens and got super lost in the amazing looks of it. After finding our way out we took the 3km walk back down to the palace because Dad wanted to see the middle fountain. Once we got down I was super tired and so we got lunch and then finished the drive back to Chieti. We got home at 5:30 and quickly got changed and then headed out to Zia Rita's house to see some more family for dinner. Once arrived we had a really delicious dinner and then played cards with their daughter Sofia who was super funny even though she didn't speak English. Later that night we went home and crashed.
Day 20: Today we got to sleep in which was a huge relief because I was exhausted. We slowly woke up and then decided to go to Ikea to look around. We got some lunch there and then bought some things for coffee. Afterwards, we got home and quickly changed and then went and picked up Grandma and Nonno to got to Great Aunt Zia Rosetta's house. She was super nice when we arrived and her assistant even gave us ice cream, cake, juice and candy. After leaving their house we walked around the top of Chieti and some of the main streets and then went to Zia Rita's house for dinner. Dinner was pizza which was super, super delicious and then we went home and fell right to sleep. It was a good two days and I loved every minute of it.
Gabe:
Day 19: Today I had to get up early again because we had to leave to Caserta. It felt like a long time to get there but really it was only an hour and a half. Before we got out of the car and before we parked Mom told Dad that the palace that we were going into was the palace of Naboo from Star Wars I and II. All of us got really excited, so when we got out of the car we all speed walked to the entrance. There was basically no one in the palace so we got some good pictures of Dad pretending to be Princess Amadala looking out the big window from the movie when she said "They're here" when the bad guys came. Then once we finished the palace we took a bus all the way up to where the waterfall was and we went into the garden. But, when we were halfway through, Gramma and Nonno took the bus back and we kept walking to look for an exit. I saw a sign that said exit, but Dad thought he knew there was another exit, but when we got to that exit it was really a locked gate. Then we had to go all the way back to the exit I saw. So we had to walk all the way back to the palace but it felt like 20 million kilometres. But, when we got there it felt really nice because it felt like I achieved something big. When we got back to the palace we saw an ambulance, a police car and a fire truck. When the fire truck passed, we went to Gramma and Nonno who were sitting in the shade and we asked them why the trucks were there, and they said they didn't know. We then walked into the palace to eat lunch. After lunch, we walked all the way back to the car and drove back home. Then, at night, instead of going to bed we went to Zia Rita's house where we met Pierluigi's family. We had a lot of fun with his daughter Sofia playing cards and doing magic tricks. Then we said goodbye we walked back to the car, drove home, did our blog, and went to bed.
Day 20: Today I got to sleep in, not like yesterday, and I had a really weird breakfast which was hard toast with Nutella. It was actually really tasty. After breakfast, we all relaxed a bit and then went to Ikea. But, all we bought at Ikea was some coffee stuff and lunch. Then we went to my Great, Great Zia Rosetta's house where we had some candy and played cards. After, we walked around Chieti and saw some cool fountains and a playground that was really fun. When we got back into the car we drove back to Zia Rita's where we stayed for a couple hours, had dinner, and played cards again. After dinner, we said goodnight to everyone, went back to the apartment and got ready for bed.
Julian:
Today we got up so early that I could not see a meter ahead of me. We drove out to the cafe and had a croissant. Then the owner of the house came and said goodbye to us. Fast forward an hour and a half later we are driving up to the Caserta Palace and walking in. It was HUGE!! And it was only there summer home!!! As we walked along we saw the chair that Pope Pius VI was carried around in. A little while later we walk out to the courtyard and we saw that it was about 3 km. So we took the bus to the end and saw the beautiful waterfall. Then we went into the garden a walked around for another hour. 3 km later we got back into our car and drove home. That night we met Pierluigi's family and had dinner. We all had a blast playing cards with Sofia and finally left unwillingly at 11:00.
The next day we got up at 9:30 and left for IKEA. We bought some cups and saucers, had lunch, and left. Then we drove all the way to pick up Grandma and Nonno and went to Great Great Zia Rosetta's house to visit. We got some candy, chatted, and played cards. An hour and a half later we left and went to Great Zia Rita's house to have dinner. We stayed for a couple hours of playing cards and had dinner. Then we went home and got ready for bed. That was nice.
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