It is 1am Italian time, and T and I are wide awake because we are still on the New Jersey time. What is better to do than to update the blog?
Will only give the highlights of day 1.
1. Our Airbnb building is so old, is definitely NOT up to code 🤣, and it has 124 steps (we counted). Elevator? What elevator?.. By the end of this week, we all expect to have thighs of steel. The apartment itself is on the 5th floor and has everything we need. They left us a whole basket of treats (including spaghetti and sauce!) and a bottle of wine as a welcome present. So kind. But the building is definitely haunted.
2. We are so jet lagged!!! I love travel but I always seem to forget how jet lag wreaks havoc on your system, both physically and mentally. I did not sleep a wink on the plane and felt so out of sorts when we landed. As day 1 progressed, I felt marginally better but I collapsed into bed at 9 pm Italian time.
3. The food is incredible. We didn’t really eat lunch or breakfast on day 1, because, honestly, we felt so blergh… T and I did hog the espresso machine in the apartment but the kids got by with crackers and cheese. Every time I’d ask them “you hungry?” the answer was no, and I could relate. But in the evening, I actually felt hungry, and we went out to a legit restaurant. The food was wonderful. Main courses were anywhere from €15 to €32 so not cheap. R was really feeling the jet lag; he only nibbled off our plates: a few olives, some mozzarella cheese, and maybe one string of pasta?..
4. But what did we actually DO on day 1? Arrived at 8am, checked in, unpacked, T collapsed for a nap, I got a second wind so the kids and I went out to explore for a bit. Sat in a cafe for a while, went back. In the afternoon, everyone took naps, because a) it was in the 90s and b) we were all so tired. After the naps, we spent about 2 hours at the beach. Then the playground right by the beach. Went back to the apartment, climbed 124 stairs, chilled, took yet another shower, went out to dinner. Roamed around town in the evening, bought some stuff, and hit the playground again 🙃
And now a slew of images from today.
That’s a wrap! Now it’s 1:46am and I am still awake 😆
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