Well, after only a month, I am already somewhat behind in posting, but I guess that is not unexpected. We had some visitors in August- namely my uncle (Zoli), his wife (Emoke) and 2 cousins (Misi and Toni). We had a great visit ( hope they did too), learned a lot about Rome in the process ( they are hardcore tourists), and had some nice relaxed meals on the balcony. Miki loved all the attention he got ( of course) and tortured poor Toni (the architect) by making him sit at his little table and draw endlessly- Toni 'bacsi' was very kind and humored the boy. Here is a family picture to start with...
We wanted to do something for our 5 year wedding anniversary but between pregnancy, Miki, the heat, life, and some general laziness it did not look like things were going to work out.
Luckily, last minute, a colleague invited us up to her mountain house for the day. This is how we ended up in lovely Pescasseroli which in in the heart of the National Park of Abruzzi, in the mountains. It was a beautiful drive- although a little too curvy for my taste. We arrived to a full day of total Italian hospitality and really enjoyed being spoiled! We had a lovely lunch and then went to the stables to see their horse. They brought a little horse around for Miki- he was not interested. But as soon as he saw Mikael on the big horse, he DEMANDED to go up with him and just loved it. I, being a bit afraid of horses ( I am not ashamed to admit it- they are BIG), was having some serious palpitations but Miki could not get enough. Here they are, along with some pictures of our gracious hosts- Diana, Valentina (by the way she is riding bareback) and Nicola (he closed his eyes in the picture- so we will have to get one next time).