As I write this, Lucia and I are zooming along the western coastline of Italy, on the Frecciarossa train down to Naples. From there, we will take a bus to the town of Avellino, where we will meet up with my grandfather's cousin. We will be staying with him and his family for a few days. It is going to be special for me, as we get to reconnect with distant relatives, and we get to thank someone who has helped us immensely with planning our trip to Italy.
We spoke the other day with the people we will be staying with, and they mentioned that on Sunday, they had set up a gathering of family and friends to take place in Frigento. I suppose it will take the place of a Memorial day barbecue that we may have had this weekend back in the US That will undoubtedly be special, because Frigento is where my ancestors came from, where they lived before my great-grandparents emigrated to America. I hope our Italian is good enough to communicate with everyone!
Also on this trip, we hope to explore Naples, Pompeii, and the Amalfi coast. It is our first foray into southern Italy, and it will be interesting to see how life differs from the Florentine days and nights that we are now used to.
Arrivederci!
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