Gaeta

Saturday we went up to Gaeta for the day. The scenery was incredible. We originally planned on going to the beaches up there because they're cleaner and nicer than in Naples, but the day turned out differently. Because of traffic and driving up there for the first time not really knowing where exactly any good beaches were, it took us about 2 hours. We didn't mind so much because we got to see some pretty stunning sites, between the rolling mountains on one side, and the Mediterranean on the other. After we got there we were told that it's not a good time to go to the beaches because they haven't been cleaned yet, so there would be broken glass and garbage, so instead of going to a beach we decided to walk around and explore the city. I tried to take pictures of everything, but there's not one picture that comes close to seeing it in person. It was so amazing it felt like it wasn't real. We would just stand there and stare out into the water and looking for the little villages scattered atop the mountains. It was almost too perfect. The water was sparkling too much, the sky was too blue, the sun was too hot, the mountains were too clear, the flowers were too colorful, but we can never get enough gelato! We walked through all of the buildings and up and down side roads through some of the most beautiful structures I've ever seen. You had to look closely because you never knew when you might find a hidden staircase, or walk up some steps and look through the bars of a door and see a church inside with beautiful statues and pictures. There were winding staircases and random doorways everywhere, wrapping up and down buildings throughout the whole area. We spent a few hours just walking around taking pictures, then headed back to a gelato shop to get a little treat, and then headed home. We found out today about a free beach up there that's plenty clean enough to go to now, so we'll definately be driving back to Gaeta soon. There's not really much more I can say about our day yesterday, it was just a lot of walking around and gawking at the scenery. But we do have some more great news from the "Caleb trying new foods" front! Today he ate corn on the cob for the first time! We grilled it along with talapia (which he LOVES), and cooked up some gnocchi. Check off another vegetable off the list! He wanted me to take a picture of him eating the corn, which is posted here on the blog, but the rest of the pictures from Gaeta are on snapfish and I'll be sending everybody the link, so let me know if you haven't gotten them.