All around the Mediterranean the art of siesta is a daily routine most visitors are irritated by. It is annoying if you have lunch somewhere and want to go shopping, because all stores are closed. “Chiuso” Tourists have the urge to spend their hard earned money and lunch provides the perfect amount of energy to do so. But no way Jose, it is siesta and siesta is a holy break that nobody should question!

Getting used to it takes a while. Step 1: oh shit, everything is closed, what a nuisance, don’t they want my money kind of attitude Step 2: let’s run our errands and get some lunch before they have siesta. “They!” Step 3: We wake up in the morning, plan what we’d like to do that day, errands in the morning, lunch and then our siesta! “Our!” And we take it serious! Every day we take a nap; and I mean a NAP! Mansize as Ted would say. Long, in bed (not at a sofa or anything), with nothing planned afterwards except dinner. Late dinner. Dinner when it gets dark.

After 4 weeks in Italy, we are fully submerged in this art form. We take it serious and we love it!