tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2541846551315802129.post6958785152634393976..comments2023-05-02T09:04:53.315-04:00Comments on Early Retirement the Middle Way : AmalfiMWhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13421430633168170078noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2541846551315802129.post-82618406538680166602012-08-21T09:53:34.703-04:002012-08-21T09:53:34.703-04:00I cannot believe those numbers but I can believe w...I cannot believe those numbers but I can believe what happened at the restaurant! <br /><br />Thank You for sharing. Memories are precious things. I'm happy I was able to help bring some of them back to the surface for you. <br /><br />You've obviously lived and are continuing to live a very full life. It's inspiring!<br />MWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13421430633168170078noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2541846551315802129.post-22734954294293540932012-08-18T23:37:15.034-04:002012-08-18T23:37:15.034-04:00At the risk of dating myself, Grade 11; I believe ...At the risk of dating myself, Grade 11; I believe the entire trip including airfare was between $ 325.00 & $ 375.00. I remember we flew with Air Italia.<br /><br />The big concern that the teachers and parents had was that we drink only bottled water. You can imagine my surprise when we were at one restaurant and the intitial bottles came to the table with caps on. As they were emptied the servers would gather up the bottles and from where I was sitting I could see into the kitchen. The staff would take the bottles from the table and fill then with running water and return them to the table... no-one the wiser for it. <br /><br />No-one that I recall seemed to be the worse for it.<br /><br />Our youngest daughter many years later travelled on a school trip that included Italy and Greece. Being an avid soccer player as well as a fan, she had the great fortune to be in Rome, in a bar on the day that Italy won the World Cup. She later commented on seeing all these 'old men crying tears of joy' as the celebrations began.<br /><br />It was a year later that she participated in a 3 month student exchange with a male Italian student from the Bra area of Northern Italy and part of her many excursions included that of Cinque Terre... hence the walk down memory lane from my, her and now your Italian experience and photos. Thanks for sharing.<br /><br />Ciao.I'd rather be sailinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17885377725781681746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2541846551315802129.post-72638382551514891702012-08-18T10:29:03.425-04:002012-08-18T10:29:03.425-04:00You got to go to Italy for a high school trip?! M...You got to go to Italy for a high school trip?! My school never offered trips that far -- Boston was our big one.<br /><br />I can picture that poor pizza turned calzone all mushed together...<br /><br />If I were to do it again, it would be via boat no contest. MWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13421430633168170078noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2541846551315802129.post-83073009215647265532012-08-18T07:38:16.740-04:002012-08-18T07:38:16.740-04:00Thanks for the great photos... and dusting off the...Thanks for the great photos... and dusting off the archives of memories so long ago.<br /><br />I remember once ordering a pizza to go in the Pompeii area (high school trip) and after much gesturing to the shop owner that we wanted to take the pizza with us he finally understood... then promptly folded the pizza in half and shoved it in a bag for us to carry. <br /><br />This beautiful labour of love ended up in one big heap of mixed toppings when we unfolded it back on the bus. Still brings a smile when I reflect on it.<br /><br />Great that you were able to view the coast from the water... and my wife would agree with your observations of the Italian men.<br /><br />Ciao for now.I'd rather be sailinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17885377725781681746noreply@blogger.com