Italian Culture and Language Lesson in Calabria

We took the weekend to make a trip down to the region of Calabria (the southern most part of the boot of Italy) to visit Jen's family (who she's never met before). Nobody spoke English, so I learned more Italian in those few days than the past few months studying it in school.

It was also beautiful.

the beach right next to the resort we stayed at because Jen's cousin helps manage it

you can see it on the hill (the red roof)

views from the resort

it was the most relaxing weekend I've had in awhile

we stopped by Pisa on the way home and took pictures with the leaning tower