Off to Italy For a Week

It's like a sauna up here. We made the 3rd level of the house into an office and whenever you sit at the computer you immediately feel the sweat beading on your forehead and then trickling down your face. We don't have air conditioning - just like the majority of homes in Germany - so we've been finding other ways to keep cool. One way for me to keep cool is to avoid the computer altogether (hence, no posts for the past few weeks). The weather won't be any cooler in Milan, either.

Map of Italy courtesy of Florence Tour

Yup ... I'm going to Italy with the kids. I'm a bit nervous about the flight because this is my first time travelling alone with the kids. I wonder how they will react. Luckily, the flight is only 1 hour and 40 minutes from Hamburg. This will give me a glimpse as to what to expect when we fly to Canada in August but my husband will be coming along to help.

Pizzelle Maker courtesy of ebay.de

I won't be doing much sight seeing (just visiting family) but I do hope to squeeze in a little bit of shopping. One thing that I'll be looking for is a pizzelle maker. I haven't really found one around here, and if I do, it'll probably be expensive. I also don't want to pay an arm and a leg if I order it on online. I hope they will be a little cheaper in Italy. :-)

I'll be offline for the next week. I wish you all a wonderful week and see you all when I get back!

Take care,