October 31 Oria

Today was an explore Oria day. After taking lots pics of Lily's lovely home and property, we walked the 2K into town to find a cafe she'd recommended - Kenya Cafe. Coffee was great, but pastries were filled with cream and super sweet.
From there we walked around Oria, mainly in the historic Center. It’s lovely, with small winding cobblestone streets and beautiful churches. It was Halloween, so lots of decorations.
Trying to find a place for lunch was a challenge. Fortunately Il Piacere, near Cafe Kenya, was open. By now it had started to rain, so we finished our lunch and waited it out for at least an hour. Must say there was no pressure at all to leave. Everyone was just chillin.

We walked backed home, and drove to the grocery store and picked up breakfast stuff, plus wine & cheese. As Lily’s place isn’t totally set up, we decided to eat breakfast there, have a big lunch out, then wine & cheese for dinner.

24,285 steps later we arrived home, but there were no lights inside or outside the house. I texted Roberto in Italian - using Reverso - and we wrote back & forth in Italian. Just wish I could remember a few of the words I needed. I even emailed Lily.
About 15 minutes later Roberto arrived - seems the lights are on a timer - all we had to do is find the fuse box and flip the switch saying "Luci." The outside lights, though, were set for summer hours so needed to be reset. Roberto said he’d arrange that.

If it weren’t for Reverso, we wouldn’t know what was going on. Another reason the learn other languages. Must say we’re experiencing the real Italy here - no one speaks English, people are friendly and outgoing - speak loudly with lots of gestures, etc etc. Really prefer this to the touristy cities.Read more