Relaxing at our hotel

Pool time!

Our hotel in Casamicciola

Today was such a chillllllll day!We were planning on taking a long bus ride to a different town on the island to go to a different thermal spa, but decided just to RELAX at our hotel instead. First we had our normal buffet breakfast and then went swimming in the pool. We went swimming for a long time and just did games and other fun stuff. After swimming and lazing about at the pool, we chilled for a bit, then went swimming again, then chilled, then swam. I felt really tired and had a headache so I just had a pizza and stayed home while the rest of the family went out for dinner.

Sant'Angelo

In the village

Sant'Angelo

We had to take a water taxi to get to the "Black" Sand Beach

Sant'Angelo

Today we woke up and had breakfast and then headed straight to the little town of Sant'Angelo. Around this town, there are different crazy things and today we went to the 2 km steaming hot black beach. When we got there we were suprised at how not black and not steaming hot it was, but it was still really nice. So we set up our stuff and went on with our own things. I walked alllllll the way to one end of the beach and attempted to jog to the other side but there was a no pass area because of falling rocks. I jogged back to our stuff and it was almost the whole 2 km. Then mom and dad ordered some food and I kept taking showers! We ate our food, which was really good, then some more food, which was also really good, and then we went on our own ways.... again! I went and put clay on my body for a bit, then washed it off and then went far under a bridge and found some more clay. Because I'm such a smart, straight A student (not really), I found some moss and had the great idea if I rubbed it on my face it would cleanse and wash it! But what I didn't know is that it would harm my face, and do bad stuff to it so, of course, I had to take five more showers. But by that time I had already taken 12 showers! Then I took some more showers and some more showers and then this guy got mad at me for taking so many showers! So I waited till he left and took some more showers and then we left! We explored the town for a bit and then bused home! We had dinner and chilled and did the usual routine, and before bed i went and played soccer for a bit. Today was so much FUN!

Fun fact: All together I took about 75 showers!

Negombo Thermal Spa

Sea...or pool???

The Japanese hot-cold pools

Chilling in the hammock

Today we woke up, had breakfast in our hotel, chilled for a bit and then got ready to leave for some crazzzzyy hot springs! Since taxis are so much money it's crazy...and we don't have a car...and there are nooooo metros...we took the bus. Which, like usual, was crammed! After a long half an hour of being crammed in a bus, we got to the hot springs! First we went down to the beach for a bit and went swimming. Then we went to check out the hot springs. The first hot spring we all went to was this awesome one where it was like burning hot water, then freezing cold water!?! But it felt really nice. After that, we went up to this little pool with lots of jets and this other one where it was just a chill hot one. The next one we went to had big water showers splashing down where you would get massaged and we stayed there for a long time. Who doesn't love massages??? Then it was the cave. A cave deep in the mountain filled with refreshing water! Before I went in, some crazy guy told me there was a snake in the cave and I freaked out and got scared! But he was kidding so we went into the cave. Later was another sort of cave pool where there was just a big warm pool in a cave, some pounding water showers and freezing cold water you dump on each other in buckets. And there was this little pool in the side of the cave that said WARNING BLAH BLAH BLAH and we thought it was suppppppppeeerrrrrr hottttttttt but it turns out it just said, "WARNING DEEP 2 METERS. So we went in. Then we went back to the beach, had some food and yummy chocolate and then we had free time. Mia and I found these two American girls and we played with them for a long time. We went in all the pools, talked, chilled and then we couldn't find our parents.  But after looking for a long time, we saw dad and at the same time they saw their mom so it was all good. We said goodbye to our new friends, got all our stuff, then bused home. After the hot springs mom and dad went out to have a crazy dinner and we stayed here and had pizza for dinner:) Today was great!

Happy birthday Mom!!!

Happy birthday in ISCHIA!!!

The port :)

Today we woke up really early and headed straight to the train station.... Oh wait I forgot something! HAPPY BIRTHDAYYYYY MOM!!!!! 41st birthday! Woooooooooo! Okay, so we got to the train station, took the hour and 20 minute train and I just made more videos! Then we took an hour and 30 minute ferry and I made even more videos! When we got to Casamicciola we were hit by the heat! It was the hottest I have felt the wholeeeeee trip! We lugged our luggage to our hotel which took a bit to find and got settled. The outside of the hotel looked so awesome and so did the lobby! Butttt the whole room was smaller than me and Mia's bedroom in Rome!!! It is so small! After settling in we went to the hotel pool which was actually good. Mia and I played a game where I put my shoes as nets and she put her shoes as nets and we played hand soccer across the pool with my socks. But they kept going over the ledge and we lost them so we used a different ball. After the pool we came in, had showers, chilled for a bit and then went out for lunch. For lunch we just had pizza and it was delicious, as usual!
When we got back up to our room, mom opened her presents. She loved our cards and the ring and chocolates! It was really great! Next we went out for dinner at this really fancy restaurant which took two hours to get to by walking! Ahhhhhhhh!!! It was worth it though because the food was really amazing! After we went home did some last mom birthday things and went to bed! 31st birthday day was so awesome! Happy birthday mom! Love you!!!

Fun Fact: When we went for dinner we sat underneath the Aragonese Castle and there was a BLUE MOON!!!

Arrivederci Roma!

Circus Maximus.  Looks like something out of Star Wars

Peeping Tobin

The pyramid from 15 BC!!!

The Protestant Cemetary

Today we woke up, had breakfast, then went out exploring. First we walked to a crazy used book store! At the book store there were no good books. So me and Mia just went and got croissants, which were really good! After we walked for a looooooooooooooooonggggggggggg time until we finally got to the top of this hill where you looked through a keyhole to a garden and there was a pathway directly lined up with the big duomo of the St. Peter Basilica. It was so amazing! After staring into the keyhole, we walked to a really crazy cemetery. And when we got there we saw a hugeeeee pyramid that was B.C! (Before Christ) It was awesome because this pyramid was about as far as the Summerhill winery pyramid from our house to our house in Rome! The cemetery was very special because it is where the creator of Frankenstein is. Like the real deal. She made him up. She was the creator! After we saw Mary Shelley's grave, we walked around the cemetery for a bit longer looking for a different famous guy! But we couldn't find him so we left. Then we took a taxi home and chilled for a bit before mom and dad went out to a bar and we started working on mom's b-day present for tomorrow! We each made a card and then we went out and got her a beautiful designer ring and some "vintage" chocolate, "not" from a mini market! Then mom and dad came back and we went back to the Tiber River once more! We got there and I got classic

Love, and so did Mia and we got French fries as usual. Oh and before we got a real dinner! I got a cheese quesadilla and corn on the cob. So did Mia. It was really good! After everything we went home, packed a couple more things, then went to bed. Last day of Rome! Pretty awesome!

Fun fact: At the cemetery there were like 200,000 ants all running everywhere and I put my hand in the middle of them and they all climbed on my hand and started pinching me!

Biking in Borghese Park

The "boring" side of the park

Ripping it up GTA style!!!

Today we woke up, chilled a bit and then we took a taxi to a huge park. When we got there we were surprised at how boring it looked. It was only dirt! But then we got to the other side of this garden and museum...and there was the park. The good park! We walked down a path to rent a bike. We decided to get two bikes for Mia and I, and an electric, two person bike that you have to peddle a bit and then a motor will kick in. We ripped around corners! We were making flames! We were swagging down the paths! Finally we got to an area that we thought was the spot to see. But the electric bike couldn't go down the path, so just Mia and I biked into it and checked it out. It was a really beautiful statue thing surrounded with water . It was pretty amazing. Mia and mom took the bikes next, and dad and I rode the electric bike and dad let me drive it the whole time - no help from him! I was burning around corners GTA style, weaving through people, and cutting off the segways! Then we got to mom and Mia and the kids got to go on the electric bike together. I started driving and once again went GTA style and went across the road and everything! It was low key savage like. Then I let Mimi drive. And I begged her to at least spare me because she drove so crazy! She just kept swerving the wheel sharp and my life flashed past my eyes. But she spared me thankfully and let me off and mom went on with her. We made it back to the rental place and dropped off the bikes, then walked the same way we came because at the end there was a great view of Rome. We got there looked at the view, which was amazing, then took a taxi home. At the house we just chilled and then mom and dad went out for dinner. First Mia and I watched Master Chef Junior USA, then went to give money to a homeless lady that we have been giving money to for the past days. Today was very very very fun! 

Chill Day

Enjoying some LOVE at the Tiber

Today I woke up and my neck still hurt but was even worse than yesterday.  Everyone wanted to go on a big walk and explore the city but I decided to just stay home and rest my neck.  I stayed at the house for a longggg time by myself so there is nothing really to blog about. Except in the evening we went back out to the Tiber River for and I got a good drink called Love again. We just walked around the market then went home to bed.

Fun fact: The chill day was pretty awesome!!!