The Italian Job

Success is the best description for this trip to Italy. Our goal, simply stated, "to find housing for ski season". We narrowed the search to the Italian Alps in the Val Gardena region. It was best to do it "in person" because we didn't want another internet palace that turns out to be a shack with a bed. We're glad we made the trip because we did change from the town of St. Christina to a town down the road a piece called Ortesei. It is a quaint alpine town with picturesque vistas and a postcard perfect town square. It is a bit touristy but we are already getting "local" status as we won't be 1 week wonders.

The woman who will be the landlord is Emily. She is a nice Italian woman who is grateful to have the place rented and not have to "welcome a new family" every week. Her boys speak English and as an added bonus "they are ski instructors". Could you ask for more than that?. Oh and yes they run the wireless network for their mom too.

We leave Italy, for now, with a spring in our step and a mood of "this is what we signed up for."

When we trudge through the snow in cold, wintery January of 2010 we'll have Russia, Israel, Hungary, Spain, Portugal and who knows where else in our rear view mirrors looking for the adventure of the Alps ski season in front of us!

I fell like having some hot chocolate! Care to join me at Villa Astrid, Italy?

Carpe Diem