Other stuff

Once again, this blog is now written by Hannah.

Me and my friend Silas went to this old hospital which was now turned into a museum. We made lamps and beads which was pretty cool except the only downside was that everyone only spoke Italian so Mom had to translate. But other than that it was pretty cool.

On the way home it took 45 minutes to wait for the bus. But then we had pizza at Alice Pizza (you pronounce it A-LEE-chay Pizza. That's my new code name. Dad's is Don Gnocchi).

Later that day we stopped for gelato which was amazing. I had both cinnamon and chocolate which don't taste that great together but they still taste really good on their own. Henry had oreo flavor. I can't remember what Silas had. Benny had chocolate and vanilla.

Il barbieri

Benny got a haircut. Our friend Henry made a joke: the place was called Stile Uomo (Man Style) and Benny was dressed as Superman, so Henry joked that the Man of Steel went to Stile Uomo.

After, he got a spremuta which is basically what we would call fresh squeezed orange juice.

In fact, it was so fresh that the first time I had one, I sucked up an orange seed.

Ciao Ragazzi! Hannah😊💩😁😀

Swimming

Ladispoli

We went to this town called Ladispoli. The sand was BLACK which we thought was because it was made out of lava rock. There were a lot of waves and I got smashed around a couple of times but it was really fun.

Mom says: You rent these little umbrellas that come with tables and hooks for your towels attached and lounge chairs with built-in face shaders for maximum lounging. Plus there's always a cafe nearby so you can drink your cappuccino while you ignore the children.

Lake Bracciano

We also went swimming at this lake with our friends Henry and Silas. We took a train there. It was pretty cool.  We saw swans. I was about to touch one when I realized that was NOT a good idea. Before we left we got popsicles.

Siamo in Italia! (We're in Italy!)

So, whatever, we're in Italy, no big deal. (BTW, this is Hannah now).

Apparently, Superman came to Italy. That's the Vatican in the background.

Ben says: "I'm Superman! Flying in the sky!"

We went to Miami to get ice cream. Miami is the name of a gelato store in our neighborhood. I ordered a Nutella cone which I thought was going to be Nutella flavored gelato but it turned out to be just a cone of straight Nutella. I purposefully dropped a piece of the ground because it was just too much for me.

This is the view from the hill above our house. You can see the Colosseum. We live on Janiculum hill in Monteverde Vecchio. You should come visit!