Casa Primo Sole: 3 gone..3 to go! Fireworks over Montemarano

Half of the gang left August 19th. Nonno, Ash and Zia Sonya. Mom dad and i (Lindsey) stayed past a couple weeks to finish up the kitchen and a few other projects as well as visit with family.
Here are some more pictures... The finale of the before and afters will be coming soon!

My friends (and landlords here in Toronto!) Andy and Maggie came to Europe on there honey moon. I left 2 days after their wedding so i hadn't seen them since. They were in Croatia and decided to take a long ferry ride across the Adriatic to Bari. From there they took a bus inland and dad and i picked them up about 45 mins. from the village.

The night they got in was the last festival of the season held in Montemarano so after a quick drink at Casa Primo Sole we headed around the mountain into Montemarano to find my mother who was with her Godmother.

We were all pretty tired by the end of the night and also very full from too much pizza so we called it a night and figured we would have a night cap at the bar sport in Castelvetere. Pierro was there getting ready to go to a friend's place to watch the fireworks and after everyone gave us a hard time for saying we were on our way home, we caved into the peer pressure and followed him back around the mountain. They said it would be a good view to see the village (Montemarano) and the fireworks and they did not disappoint! Although at times it felt a little too close.
The boys bbq'ed lots of food and had plenty of wine and finally the fireworks came to and end and we did make it home; leaving behind small fires in the field where the fireworks landed. The next day we were told that they had to help put out the fires in the field because they were getting so close....only in Castelvetere!

Andy and Maggie caught up on laundry and met MAria and Gelardo (and the kittens). We also went for a very hot walk around town and even to the restaurant where Miluccio spoiled us with food and wine! They planned a quick trip to Spain before heading home. So, after a couple nights in the quiet village they were back on there way. We dropped them off at the Naples airport which is right beside the Ikea...how convenient! More house stuff!!!