Agosto brillante part 3...

the trulli of Alberobello, urban farmer homes of the 19th century...
view from our lunch table of beautiful Gallipoli...
specchia by night, our home base for the next 5 days....
erin cliff jumping in porto badisco on the adriatic coast...
our parting dip on the peninsula gargano, and end of a brilliant summer...

Agosto Brillante part 2....

after a 2 week stay in the states, we headed back to the homeland and started for the south....

a monk enjoying a good laugh in Assisi.....home of St. Francis

a 1 year anniversary kiss

Mark in the town of San Donato, standing on the old street of grandfather Eraclio Coletti.

Castelmezzano, a breathtaking village in the high mountain region of Basilicata...

Matera....site of thousands of sassi cave dwellings, highlighted in movie Passion of the Christ.

Agosto brilliante part 1...

we managed to cover a major part of the western hemisphere in the course of 4 weeks.....

A good reason to go home, Christiane, Isabella, Sabatino and Sophia....
precious....

lizzie, eric, mark, and erin enjoying the oregon summer sun at dave and katie's wedding...
big b shares a midnight dance with the bride....
friends and family gathering in portland....