Monday, August 9, 2010

Which house is for us?

This is the big question of the day.  I am itching to get off the base.  It is nice and all but it is not Italy.  I want to be out and about trying to use my Italian.  We went out house hunting again today.  We figured one last look before we took the pink house.  We had been out for two hours and saw two houses.  I was not happy and wanting to get back.  But Francesca had one last house for us to see.  It was a country house close to shops.  It was in a parco, which means it was in a gated community.  We walked through the gate past two houses and saw this house in the middle of the orchard.  It was oragane with blue shutters.  We walked through the gate that surrounds the house into a quaint yard.  There were lemon trees lining the driveway.  We followed the trees to the back to find a beautiful garden in the back of the house full of vegetables.  There was a tiled roof porch on the back with a build in bench.  It was so charming.  We entered the house through the back door into the kitchen.  It was a typical country kitchen with pretty blue cabinets.  It even had a cute wood paneled door into a pantry.  We walked to the front of the house and found a big dinning room/ living room combination.  The room had huge floor to ceiling windows that opened to a lovely front tiled porch.  There was a nice fireplace in the room as well.  The full bath on the floor was big and had room for a washer and dryer.  The upstairs was just as nice.  The bathrooms were huge and the bedroom were large.  There was even a walk in master closet, which is unheard of in Italy.  They do not have closets in bedrooms.  There is no ocean view but the house over looks orchards all around.  It was hot and the landlord brought us water as we walked around.  He even gave us a huge bag of vegetables to take home.  We were hooked!  The bus stop is just up the street and we can walk to restaurants.  But who needs restaurants when we have such lovely vegetables!  We are going to go to housing to put a hold on this one!

7 comments:

  1. Sounds like the perfect spot. How soon until you're accepting visitors?

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  2. The house sounds lovely and the location is convenient! I hope the girls liked it as much as you do.

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  3. So glad you found something that suits you and feels like home. And SO glad you are bloggin'! Can't wait to hear all about your adventures!!!

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  4. So glad you kept looking and were able to find what sounds like the perfect fit for you all!! The landlord sounds terrific and with the fresh vegetables you'll be cooking better than ever, Kelly...Bet the girls will like it, too...

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  5. My fingers are crossed for you! How absolutely exciting!!!

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  6. Sounds wonderful!

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  7. Just saw the house pictures on Facebook and it is lovely! And a garden to boot. An Italian adventure and blogging about it too... : )

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