Audrey and Quinn Italy Trip

Quinn on First Plane ride to Italy

High Way
Old Roman Aqueduct
Jen at Apple Bee's

Old House
Food that Jen made yummy! Soft Cheese is the greatest

Cornetto Ciocolcata and a Graffa from the Cafe
Hellen and Me by the CaraCombs in front of Jens Yard on base on Gricigano
Catacombs found under NEX store...it's in the floor...this was cool!
Capodichino Base, Naples

We'll Quinn and Audrey left for Italy Wednesday morning for a short hop to Italy and see family. I brought Along Hellen a friend from Azores. We were so happy to be able to go to Italy. We basically shopped till we dropped there at the Navel base Gricignano, we hit a local mall Ipercoop Medi Mall, so much fun we drove around and saw so many cool things...We were not able to see as much as we'd like but it was such a short trip that was expected. We had some really italian food, and it's so good. A Chocolate drink called Cacao, and a good italian sandwhich. It was nice to visit with family, Steve's Bro Jer and wife Jennifer. It was the first taste seeing family for Quinn, it was nice. I was able to buy a car seat there for Quinn, and eat at a Applebee's it was good. Talking to the Italians was a highlight for me, meeting people from all over the world is fun, they have neat accents. I even picked up a few words too...Coming back was even more eventfull than planned the plane on air conditioning problems..we lucked out cause the Rotator's contracted Company paid for the ride home,food, night stay ..We stayed in the Capa terminal until they decided what to do with us. We took a 2 hour detour to Rome on Bus, then stayed in the Hilton had dinner it was so fancy, I felt a little out of place since I felt like we were camping, we had such a short notice. Then from there flew from Rome airport to Lisbon(4 hour layover) Lisbon they lost my luggage and time was short there too, I picked up a few gifts from their shops, from Lisbon to Horta (3 hr layover) on the island of Faial another Azores island. Then home. Quinn ran out of gas drops in Lisbon, that was ruff, he was so gassy. When we got to Faial Hellen took a Taxi sighseeing and picked up some for me. I was so exhausted from flying taking care of Quinn and lack of sleep and food and exhausted about the worry from losing luggage I just stayed at the Faial terminal to freshen up and relax since we were pretty much rushing or waiting this whole trip. It was a trip full of Highs and Lows, but it was so much fun...One we got back on the island we were able to file a claim for them to track my luggage, The lady told me it happens often and it should be found without problem...(I sure hope so) luckily I had 2 other bags I packed stuff in.

Hellen had a great time and I'm so glad she was able to go with me. She's a good Shopping buddy now and we certainly bonded on this trip. Jer and Jen are so lucky to live in Italy where we have so many historical things there. I wish we were able to see more things there but we plan on going first part of May with the whole family that trip will be a 2 week trip and we'll tour Rome more, we wanted to see the Colosum so badly that night we were there but it was 60 eruo one way taxi trip for a 1/2 hr ride there, Hellen saw it from the Plane when we left.

Steve was home and having the base excersice Work was crazy for him and odd hours, so he thought it was good I was not around to have to deal that with. Ky and Orion were with friends or Nannies when Steve was working. I got home from Trip Saturday evening about 5pm the boys were so excited but I had to tell Kylor no large kinder eggs my bag was lost....stay tuned