US Journal
Oct. 15, 2014
1st Days in Bra
Bra is as we left it… plenty of great gelato, and lovely
friends that we haven’t seen in too long!
Lisa has left to go to Milan for work, and we decided it was
our responsibility to take care of Enzo until Lisa returns on Friday night. So,
since he had already had lunch, he came with us to Bar Chiavassa, and we talked
and talked while Peter and I ate our favorite lunch salad there. As we were
finishing, I looked out the window only to find our Monica with her friends the
twins walking by. I called to Monica, and they came in to welcome us to Bra.
The twins are Lisa and Enzo’s nieces, and Monica has been eating most of her
meals with their family while she is staying in Bra with their grandparents
Ella and Gionni. What a nice surprise. Monica and I met for affogatto later in
the day to start our vacation in Bra in style.
After a quick stop at our favorite pasta shop to say hello
to Valerio (You should have seen his surprised eyes when we walked in his
shop!), we continued our care of Enzo in the evening by joining him for a
delicious meal that he made for us at his house…all the goodies that I love
from Enzo’s kitchen! Monica joined us for that meal, which was very nice.
Monica took me for a traditional walk to the Big Store
Thursday morning to leave Peter’s shirts to be laundered and to buy some
supplies for later. We again stopped by our pasta shop, and Mara was there with
Valerio. We talked a long time and arranged a dinner at their house on Monday
night, their night off from pasta making. That will be such fun! As we
travelled on to the Big Store, we were gravely disappointed to realize that my
favorite gelato shop was closed, but we will look for more gelato later!
I heard from her later in the day that she and Rosella, the
twins’ mother, wanted me to join them for a walk along the river. It was so
very good to see Rosella and get caught up with her family and all that they
have been doing.
In the evening, we took Enzo for yet another fabulous meal,
this time at Il Fiore Restaurant, where our friend Gregoire is owner. We were
also treated there when our Italian tutor Sara came by, and Francesco and his
girlfriend Sara met us to say hello. So good to run into great friends in Bra.
Peter’s spending lots of time working on the details of the
Italian Students’ Stage with us in Atlanta in November. He and Francesco are
working hard to make it really special for the students.
More later, Ciao!
Colleen
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