Our town is somewhat off the beaten path. OK, let’s be honest, it’s quite a bit out of the way. Most visitors to Italy pass through Rome, Florence, Venice, or the Amalfi Coast, not even coming close to where we are, but, every once in a while we do get some American visitors here in town. Since we don’t get many who come through, it’s a noteworthy event. Our visitors are mostly people with relatives here or who have ancestral ties to the village.
When someone comes through, I usually hear about it. Someone tells me they saw some Americans in town (they assume that they’re American anyway since they’re not speaking Italian) and sometimes I’ll get a call from the hotel owner and I’ll go down and meet them. That way, I can help them out if the need anything, plus it gives me an opportunity to speak English. It’s a shame, but I’m sure there are quite a few who pass through for a few hours, just to see the town, and never speak to anyone. I’ve often thought of putting a sign up “English spoken here” and point it towards my house.
Last week we had two gentlemen come through who were visiting a cousin here in town. I won’t mention their names for the sake of privacy, but we had a nice visit and I was able to arrange for them to visit the castle museum. Unfortunately, I didn’t get their email addresses.
Later, I went back to my web page and saw that quite a few of their family members had visited. They have a family message board and had put my site on there. So, if you’re reading this, you know who you are – thanks for the visits!
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