Tuesday, 13 October After my last night in Anzi, I was up early heading to Pompeii and then Naples. The first twenty miles of the trip are on a windy, narrow road. At least this morning there were no motorcycles racing up and down. After a short patch of fog, the day was clear and…
2026 Anzi, Italy – Day 12 – Rubolinos!
Monday, 12 October I wear a Garmin semi-smart watch that tracks my activities. I took a look last night and I averaged the equivalent of 40 flights of stairs each day for the last week. That includes one day with no stairs since it rained all day. No wonder I feel like I am backpacking….
2026 Anzi, Italy – Day 11 – Holy Cannoli
Sunday, 11 October It is a bit cooler this morning with a high temperature for the day around fifty. I had a good night’s sleep with no interruptions. Since today is Sunday, I planned to attend mass. It seems that there is more going on, shops open, peopIe out on a Sunday morning than in…
2026 Anzi, Italy – Day 10 – Drip Drip
Saturday , 10 October After that wonderful pizza last night, I read for a while before falling asleep. Once or twice I heard a clap of thunder and more rain. After four I was awakened to drip, drip, drip. More rain. Hmm, that sounded close. Turn on the light. Oh no! The drops were coming…
2026 Anzi, Italy – Day 9 – Pizza at Last
Friday, 9 October After another good night’s sleep, I awoke to more rain in the forecast. After starting coffee, I put a load of wash on. That should last me until I return to VIrginia. I will spend the morning trying to plan the rest of my stay and possibly updating some of my family…
2026 Anzi, Italy – Day 8 – 120th Anniversary
Thursday, 8 October On this day in 1906, Luciano Martoccia boarded the S.S. Virginia in Naples. He arrived at Ellis Island on 24 October. Luciano had married Filomena Lavanga on 11 February 1904 in Anzi. Filomena would not join him in New York until 25 November 1910. Luciano and Filomena would have four children; Frank,…
2026 Anzi, Italy – Day 7 – Italian Food
Wednesday, 7 Ocober Finally I adjusted my schedule and slept until after seven. Another bright sunny day here, even a little warmer than yesterday. After coffee in the apartment, I headed up to the bakery for an expresso and cornetto. Today’s pizza choices included a pizza with french fries for topping. I think I will…
2026 Anzi, Italy – Day 6 – Certified!
Tuesday, 6 October After a good nine hours of sleep, I was still up before seven. I think today’s challenge will be to go get that pizza at eight and head to bed a little later than I have been. I left the apartment at 8:30 in search of Via Vittorio Emanuele. Many of my…
2026 Anzi, Italy – Day 5 – Cemetery
Monday, 5 October It was nice to sleep in this morning. The bed is warm and comfortable. I enjoyed some coffee and read the online newspaper, yesterday’s edition because of the time difference. I was in no hurry since I was planning to make my first stop this morning at the nearby grocery which opened…
2026 Anzi, Italy – Day 4 – Germany to Italy
Sunday, 4 October Note: If you are reading this only in email and not going to the website, you are missing all the fantastic photos! It was dark when I woke, showered and did my final packing. Nicole picked me up at 6:00 for the one and a half hour drive in a light fog…