Goodness, Rosemary, what a fascinating childhood you must have had. You holiday camps really sound like a lot of fun – for the kids, anyway. Sometimes vacations are harder on the moms because they still have all the work to do, but not the usual things to do it with. I agree with you about sightseeing – it’s great to do, but not every day of a vacation.
Steph, I’d love to go to Naples again, but sure wouldn’t want to drive there. A cable car up Mt. Vesuvius sounds great, she says from the safety of her chair. It’s been over 20 years since I was there. My son was in the Navy and assigned to the NATO base there. We had met in Germany and then drove through Northern Italy down to Naples. Their apartment was on the 4th floor, so on our arrival night they put a lot of stuff on the elevator – but only once. Then we carried the rest of our stuff up four flights. WHY? – you needed a 10 lire coin for the elevator and the government was no longer minting 10 lire coins. One of Cliff’s co-workers invited us to his home for dinner. He and his wife had an apartment and his MIL and SisterIL had another on the same floor. I don’t remember how many courses they served – a lot – but what amazed me was each course was served in a different set of china. (20+ plus years ago, they were paying $4 a gallon for gas.) And in Italy I fell in love with gelato.
I’ve enjoyed looking at the homestay link, Steph. Hope you’re enjoying your stay in NC – that could almost be a US Untour. Did you say you’re at Highlands? What all are you and your friend doing up there this month.? A friend of mine was at an Elderhostel (or whatever they call them now) in Northen GA (I think Hiawasee) not too long ago. One of their excursions was on a train in the mountains, and another was to the Folk Art School at Brasstown, NC.
So many places to see / So many books to read / So little time to do it all.
What’s the next place, wishful or real, on everyone’s agenda?
