It’s been great having 10 days with Colin Danielle and Max in Crotone but now it is time to head off for a bit of sight seeing in southern Italy for a week. First stop is about a 3 and a half hour drive to the town of Matera.
Category: Italy 2017 (Page 1 of 2)
Family Reunion in Sicily
Well the time had finally arrived, after months of planning (mainly by Colin and Dan) we begin our trip to Sicily. We set off on a beautiful sunny day to our first stop Catania by train from Crotone.
Well it’s about timeI I updated you all, yes I know I’ve been slack when it comes to blogging. Well where to start? A few weeks back we went to London for the weekend to visit our family over there. It sounds weird saying that, but when you live right in the centre at Europe, you can travel to any of the famous cities like Paris, Amsterdam, Vienna, Prague or London just for the weekend. We were leaving from Lamazia airport at 11:30 am on Friday morning so we had plenty of time, it takes about one and a half hours and Marco was good enough to drive us there.
I thought that it was about time I updated you on all the latest news from Italy.
Last Friday was a public holiday in Italy so we decided to take the day off and do some sightseeing. A day trip across to Tropea was in order. It’s about a 2 and a half our trip from Crotone. The weather was kind to us, a top of around 17 degrees and sunny skies.
The Refugees
The refugees come by boat manly from continental Africa, it only takes about a day to get here. After they arrive their vessels are scuttled so that they can’t be used to bring any more refuges over. On arrival they are sent to “camps” to await processing of “papers” that will allow them to stay in Italy for different lengths of time, some 5 years some 2 years and some for even shorter periods depending on their circumstances.
Road Trip to Rome
Well I write this in the car back from our Assembly in Rome. We rented an 8 seater Fiat van and traveled to Rome through the beautiful Italian countryside.
Our apartment for the first 11 days.
I thought it about time we showed you where we are staying in Crotone. For the first 11 days while Pacer and Talia are still in Crotone we are staying in a nice little one bedroom apartment right in the centre of Crotone. Our apartment was on the top floor but facing the back which was quiet but didn’t have as nice a view. The front door opened up into a pedestrian mall where the street was blocked off to traffic, if it is a nice day it was full of groups of mainly older men shooting the breeze. I don’t know where the women were, probably off shopping somewhere.
On Sunday morning I heard an opera singer and thought someone was playing a CD but realised that the sound was getting louder. It was a man walking the streets singing opera at the top of his voice. He was really good who ever he was. Only in Crotone.
The Ministry
Well I thought it about time I let you know how the ministry is going. It is totally different from anything you would have experienced in Australia. This is how we accomplish the work….
Well we are on our way to Crotone today via train, its a long way and takes about 8 hours. I really do love traveling in Italy by train, it is a very comfortable way to travel, watching the countryside glide by. Unfortunately there is no WIFI on this train so I have to use my personal hotspot when we pull into a station, we are currently sitting at the Naples station so I have good cell coverage.
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