domenica 18 aprile 2010

Visit to Naples

Melissa with Mt. Vesuvius in the back
Hancock Family at Castel St. Elmo in Naples


Martina eating a real Pizza in Napoli

Lunchtime on the streets of Napoli



We even saw a dinosaur...very scary!!!




Spaccanapoli...the straightest street around!





Walking down Spaccanapoli






At the Piazza Dante in Napoli








Visit to Rome

Sono Pazzi Questi Romani.... e noi con loro!!
We traveled around rome on buses and the Metro. After a full day of Rome, this was our final stop before trying to drive the rest of the way out of the city...

In front of the anncient Roman Colosseum
Inside the Colosseum


Martina the movie star!!!



Jeff, Bryon, Melissa and Mikela at the Piazza St. Pietro
Family Hancock in Rome in front of Piazza St. Pietro

In front of the Panthenon

In front of the Castel St. Angelo
The kids favorite part...ice cream!!!

Piazza di Spagna
Martina throwing a coin over her shoulder to make a wish at the Trevi Fountain
Mikela, Martina, Bryon and Melissa at the Trevi Fountain

Melissa and Jeff at the Bocca della Verita'

Bryon at the Bocca della Verita'


Visit to Mt. Vesuvius

The long climb to the top of the volcano
It was windy and cold, but we made it

A shot inside the inactive volcano


The volcano hikers at the top



A picture taken at Pompeii with Vesuvius in the background





Visit to Pompeii

The ancient arena
Bryon sitting in an ancient wheat grinder

Martina, Mikela and Melissa...the three Musketeers of Pompeii


Our three little statues...Melissa, Mikela and Martina



The Hancock Family at Pompeii





Pasqua dai Nonni

Let the Easter Egg Hunt begin!!!
Look at all those chocolate eggs!!!





domenica 3 gennaio 2010

Bryon is enjoying his broken arm from playing football at school. But he was sad he couldn't ski with us this year...

The Hancock Ginger Bread house!!!


Christmas Eve with the Nonni, Daniele, Giulia and Emma...tutti in rosso.



Christmas day at Montebelluna with relatives...everyone had lots of fun eating and opening gifts.




All the family together in Montebelluna eating the famous tortellini!!!



domenica 20 dicembre 2009

Buon Natale!

It Snowed in Pordenone!!!

Mikela loves the taste of fresh snow in the front yard of Via Lazio 1.
The girls were quick to don their snow clothes and get out in the snow for some snowball wars.


Even Bryon with his broken arm got into the action. We got about 6 cm of snow on 19 Dec 09.


The three musketeers with a big chunk of snow.



The snow covered street of Via Lazio, Porcia, Italy. 19 Dec 2009.



domenica 6 settembre 2009

E' tempo di scuola!!


Luna la nuova gattina




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