The view from our new Casa.

Our home away from home. This is the view from our balcony. Rain, Rain go away come back some other day.
Our Bathroom... Yep we have a bidet. Classy

This is the Dome. It the main monument when giving directions to houses in Sacile. We live right of the Dome if you were wondering.

Wait for it.... another rainy day. Here you can see Sacile, Vigonovo, and some of Aviano

This is in the center of Sacile. During the summer people ride their kayaks down the river..

We officially move into our apartment on the 22nd. Of course none of Rich's things are here yet from Korea or Phoenix so we have to borrow base furniture. Its great for company. In Italy there are no closets because everything that has a door or an extra room is taxed, so we have they wonderful wardrobes that the base provides...YUCK is all I can say. We live in Sacile which is 15mins to 20mins from base. When the sky is clear you can see for miles and the beauty of Italy is truly revealed. We haven't ventured out much but we plan on taking many trips and using our time wisely here to see Europe.

Ciao

Mama Mia Venice is FANTASTICO!!!!!

We went to Venice on Jan.3rd.
It was so amazing but so cold. We actually had to cut our visit because it was so cold. We saw a sign that said Chinatown and thought "hmmm Chinese food" well we searched and searched and could not find it. So we went with the back up plan...PIZZA. I tend to go with the back up plan more than Rich does. He is so much more willing to try new things...NOT ME. Thank goodness for pizza is all I have to say. We got off the train which we now found out is more complicated than it seems. You have to validate your ticket after you buy it. It's very confusing. Apparently we bought an one way ticket but used it as a round trip. Thankfully we didn't get caught but I don't recommend doing that if your in a foreign country. So we got off the train and headed towards St. Mark's Square which is really far from the train station. We crossed bridges and went thru these alleys, zigged and zagged, got lost a couple of times, did a couple of u-turns, and then finally found it. Wow is was beautiful and very packed full of people. At this point we can't feel our hands and we are both shivering, so we decided to take the water taxi back. Which we should have taken in the first place, except now we just want to get back and warm up and this taxi which is more like a water bus has to stop like every 5meters. We finally get to the train station and we found out you have to pay to use the restroom, so we held it until we got back to Sacile. During our train ride back the train came to a complete stop for no reason and they said something in Italian and of course we have no idea what they said but everyone else was upset... So need less to say we had a great time with a few speed bumps but for our first time I think it was very successful....we made it back in one piece, but we will go back for sure when its warmer and hopefully take a gondola ride. I would recommend Venice to everyone.

Arrivederci from the Owens

Call off the search dogs...

Yesterday our sponsor's wife received my bag that the airlines had misplaced for over two weeks now. Yep that's right we got to Italy on Dec.19th and we finally got my bag on Jan.4th. I want to thank everyone who sent me clothes. Now we'll need to keep our eyes open for a new suitcase. Mine is no longer usable since they broke a wheel, ripped the bag, and broken the framing of the bag... But I can not complain any more everything was in there and I now have my clothes back....

HIP HIP HOORAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!