Moving to Ofena

[Barry]

Originally Posted by flawed

We are going to Italy!
looks like evrything is good to go. We fly into Rome 28th Feb, head to the notary on the 2nd March, and get to play at the house till Friday.....Yeah!!!!!!!

Still miss you again Judy, will be back in July though, 10th July for a month.

Lynda

Now that wasn't that long! It's been less than 6 months. I see they had a big dump of snow last week. Not as much as last year though.
Are you going to try and get an Enel contract while you are there?

Barry

[flawed]

Originally Posted by Barry

Now that wasn't that long! It's been less than 6 months. I see they had a big dump of snow last week. Not as much as last year though.
Are you going to try and get an Enel contract while you are there?

Barry

feels like forever,,,, we looked at it in July, but they didn't accept our offer initially, not till Sept maybe.. I did read some guy waited 9 months though so I am ahead.
Gianni very kindly postponed his holiday for us so we could settle on the 2nd.

Barry did your seller have the title? or did they just say they were the successor? I got a first draft of the contract and it says the owner is the successor. I thought that they had to go to court to get the title.

I really don't know what to do, whether to pay the lawyer to look at it or just hope for the best.

Are you serious did it really snow last week?
Brrrrrrr I don't have a thick jacket with me this trip boo hoo


I was going to bring a whole lot of cleaning stuff and tools with me, but we are going via Egypt, so I will have to buy everything there. brooms cobweb brush, dustpan buckets clothes, shovel ladder tools.

Where should I go to buy these as I have Sunday to shop in Pescara?.Or Monday /Tuesday in Ofena.

[flawed]

MIAJOLAS

Hi Mia,

I have been leaving messages for you everywhere as I really wanted to try to organize a stay in your sisters house in Ofena for 4 days from the 2nd March to the 6th.

I am pretty sure her place is near ours on Via Savoia we are just along from Giacintas shop, outside the wall near the corner where you turn right up the hill to go to the square.

Can you let me know as soon as possible. It would be great to be able to stay nearby, as we have lots of cleaning to do.

Thanks heaps, looking forward to hearing from you.

Lynda

[Barry]

Originally Posted by flawed

feels like forever,,,, we looked at it in July, but they didn't accept our offer initially, not till Sept maybe.. I did read some guy waited 9 months though so I am ahead.
Gianni very kindly postponed his holiday for us so we could settle on the 2nd.

Barry did your seller have the title? or did they just say they were the successor? I got a first draft of the contract and it says the owner is the successor. I thought that they had to go to court to get the title.

I really don't know what to do, whether to pay the lawyer to look at it or just hope for the best.

Are you serious did it really snow last week?
Brrrrrrr I don't have a thick jacket with me this trip boo hoo


I was going to bring a whole lot of cleaning stuff and tools with me, but we are going via Egypt, so I will have to buy everything there. brooms cobweb brush, dustpan buckets clothes, shovel ladder tools.

Where should I go to buy these as I have Sunday to shop in Pescara?.Or Monday /Tuesday in Ofena.

It's still snowing but the forecast is for sunny and + 8 for friday.
One half of the house we got from the original owner. The other half was by succession. The notary is suppose to make sure everything is legal and above board but who knows. We haven't worried about it but we don't have that much invested in that side. I have been thinking I may hire a notary and get the titles combined but it's not a priority right now.
Just west of the airport in Pescara along, I think, via Po are a number of big home improvement stores as well as Auchan and Iper Coop. Closer to Ofena is Marini's in San Pio (about a 15 minute drive from Ofena on the road to L'Aquila)
We bought a complete set of tools at Marini's as well as a cheap vacuum cleaner at Auchan. They have all the cheap chinese tools just like here so it's not worth bringing anything with you.
The main problem we had was getting a contract with Enel for power (took longer than the house purchase) and finding enough electrical adapters(they have several different styles of plugs)
Clothes you can get at the shopping centres or in the daily market in L'Aquila. Shoes are a problem as I take a size 47 and they just laughed at me when I tried to buy a pair. Took 3 or 4 pairs and left them in the house last time!
The only thing we are bringing this year are coffee filters for a german coffee maker we found in L'Aquila (they sell the coffee maker but not the filters) so we can have an occasional cup of coffee Canadian style.

[flawed]

Originally Posted by Barry

It's still snowing but the forecast is for sunny and + 8 for friday.
One half of the house we got from the original owner. The other half was by succession. The notary is suppose to make sure everything is legal and above board but who knows. We haven't worried about it but we don't have that much invested in that side. I have been thinking I may hire a notary and get the titles combined but it's not a priority right now.
Just west of the airport in Pescara along, I think, via Po are a number of big home improvement stores as well as Auchan and Iper Coop. Closer to Ofena is Marini's in San Pio (about a 15 minute drive from Ofena on the road to L'Aquila)
We bought a complete set of tools at Marini's as well as a cheap vacuum cleaner at Auchan. They have all the cheap chinese tools just like here so it's not worth bringing anything with you.
The main problem we had was getting a contract with Enel for power (took longer than the house purchase) and finding enough electrical adapters(they have several different styles of plugs)
Clothes you can get at the shopping centres or in the daily market in L'Aquila. Shoes are a problem as I take a size 47 and they just laughed at me when I tried to buy a pair. Took 3 or 4 pairs and left them in the house last time!
The only thing we are bringing this year are coffee filters for a german coffee maker we found in L'Aquila (they sell the coffee maker but not the filters) so we can have an occasional cup of coffee Canadian style.

I was planning to get the power and water connected or at least the contracts signed while we are there. It will be hard to do much if it is cold, and wet and we have no power and water. I must admit I thought it was warmer there now. They must just be having a real cold snap.
My feet aren't big but the rest of me is so I don't know if I will be able to find a jacket. We just threw our stuff in the bag and left Aust, I forgot all about the jacket as it's warm here even in winter. Thanks for the directions for purchasing.
We will have funstocking up.

I see the film crew has been there on the HAI newsletter. Bruce must be winding up his thing for Home hunters, (goingtoitalia) I wonder if there is any accomodation left i Ofena? I'm just waiting to hear. I wondered if his place was the writers house on Pam's blog. It was an old butcher shop and it's part of the wall.
It was a nice place, some big rooms. The concrete stepped yard put us off that one though.
Thanks for the info. Lynda

[Barry]

Originally Posted by flawed

I was planning to get the power and water connected or at least the contracts signed while we are there. It will be hard to do much if it is cold, and wet and we have no power and water. I must admit I thought it was warmer there now. They must just be having a real cold snap.
My feet aren't big but the rest of me is so I don't know if I will be able to find a jacket. We just threw our stuff in the bag and left Aust, I forgot all about the jacket as it's warm here even in winter. Thanks for the directions for purchasing.
We will have funstocking up.

I see the film crew has been there on the HAI newsletter. Bruce must be winding up his thing for Home hunters, (goingtoitalia) I wonder if there is any accomodation left i Ofena? I'm just waiting to hear. I wondered if his place was the writers house on Pam's blog. It was an old butcher shop and it's part of the wall.
It was a nice place, some big rooms. The concrete stepped yard put us off that one though.
Thanks for the info. Lynda

You could stay at the Aufinium Bar Aufinium - Ofena --- Ristorante , Residence, prodotti biologici
I don't know if they let rooms in the winter but if they do it is handy for meals and restorative drinks! The only problem, it's a bit of a hike uphill from your place. If you go up via Moscardelli it isn't bad however.
I think you should be able to get a jacket in Pescara. Even Auchan has clothes so as long as they haven't switched to their spring collection...Auchan.it ? Offerte e prezzi bassi per una spesa più conveniente

[flawed]

Originally Posted by Barry

You could stay at the Aufinium Bar Aufinium - Ofena --- Ristorante , Residence, prodotti biologici
I don't know if they let rooms in the winter but if they do it is handy for meals and restorative drinks! The only problem, it's a bit of a hike uphill from your place. If you go up via Moscardelli it isn't bad however.
I think you should be able to get a jacket in Pescara. Even Auchan has clothes so as long as they haven't switched to their spring collection...Auchan.it ? Offerte e prezzi bassi per una spesa più conveniente

I have tried to get in contact with Miojolas, but I haven't heard back. I hate not having my accomodation sorted. I did think of the bar, I think they only have 1 room, so it might not be available.The idea of good food and refreshing beverages has a lot appeal though.

[Goingtoitalia]

Hi All,
Yes, I have shot the first part of the House Hunter's episode. The funny thing is, I said come out in February, there should not be much snow! What happens? They were snowed in at their hotel (a carefully restored convent a little past San Pio) and it snows the next 3 days, Oh well. It looked absolutely beautiful. We shot in S. Stefano and we were let up the tower, some awesome shots. If you do not know the premise of the show, a buyer looks at three properties, decides on one, then the crew films the house after the purchase. So I and the crew will be back in August/September. After a lot of renovations, I think that they had a blast. We were invited into people's homes for lunch, nothing like a homemade meal for eight, pasta, homemade wine, salad, steak, desert and coffee. The hospitality of the Italian people is simply amazing! I came for the property, but fell in love with the people.
Ciao,
Bruce

[Barry]

Originally Posted by Goingtoitalia

Hi All,
Yes, I have shot the first part of the House Hunter's episode. The funny thing is, I said come out in February, there should not be much snow! What happens? They were snowed in at their hotel (a carefully restored convent a little past San Pio) and it snows the next 3 days, Oh well. It looked absolutely beautiful. We shot in S. Stefano and we were let up the tower, some awesome shots. If you do not know the premise of the show, a buyer looks at three properties, decides on one, then the crew films the house after the purchase. So I and the crew will be back in August/September. After a lot of renovations, I think that they had a blast. We were invited into people's homes for lunch, nothing like a homemade meal for eight, pasta, homemade wine, salad, steak, desert and coffee. The hospitality of the Italian people is simply amazing! I came for the property, but fell in love with the people.
Ciao,
Bruce

Hi Bruce

Sounds like you had a good time. Are you installing central heating after your experience?
Did you meet Lynda while you were there? I haven't heard if her purchase went through on Monday.
I see we have to improve our cooking skills to keep up with the locals!

Barry

[Goingtoitalia]

Hi Barry,
And fun was had by all...... I did not get to meet Lynda as she came in the day I left. I heard through Gianni, that the house is finally hers. And I thought waiting 4 months was tough....Where did Lynda buy? Carrufo, Villa or Qfena?
PS I found the people at Marni in San Pio to be great, along with Millenium (industrial, but seems like family once inside, bathrooms and tile are upstairs), Globo tile has amazing stuff, but you have to work hard to find deals, and no one speaks English, shopping at OBI and Costorama in Sambuceto good, as they had a variety and are large. Highly recommend Mondo Convienza as a shoppers paradise, the IKEA in Ancona offered so much more than here in the States, after the remodel both Mondo and IKEA will get most of my business. Then I will go to the antique shops for character pieces.