17 June, 2006

Genesis

So we're sitting at Top Pot last year -- we had just had drinks or dinner or something and we were rounding out the evening with one of their fantastic donuts. I mentioned that I thought it would be a fun thing to think about going to Italy all together...Jon and I travel. They travel. They responded that they were planning a trip to Italy. "Next Summer!" they said. It really was as simple as that. Now we're leaving in two weeks. The Holubs are leaving in one. We're meeting in Cinque Terre -- Riomaggiore -- on July 1.

This little blog will have an ongoing narrative of our exploits - sights, sounds, meals and people we meet. To our friends and family -- please comment! I hope we can update it daily -- or at least every few days.

The cast of players will include:

~~The Holubs~~
Gibson:

and Ellen:

~~& The Allreds~~
Jon and myself:

Wait -- that's actually me and R2D2...

Here's Jon:

(That's actually a full sized beer mug.
He is a giant. )

Next up: Our lists. Each person comes up with two crazy things we have to accomplish in Italia. Gibson's might include pit hair...oh dear...