Ah, the village. This is Peter's maternal grandparents village situated high up in the Abruzzo mountains. Basically, everyone in the town appears to be family. I know that this isn't quite true, but when every second person you meet is described as a "cucino" (cousin) you start to see a trend.We had a lovely time visiting the family here and eating. Lots of eating and lots of talking. This isn't a quiet family :)
Some family photos...
[Peter says: lots of pics here. Flickr uploading is too slow. We will upload pics when we get back to the states. And one of my family members can feel free to print the very last picture and give to Giulio for his upcoming birthday]
Angelina, a nosey neighbor, at the local fountain - water straight from the mountain.
Kimberly with Aunt Antonietta, making pizelles.
Peter, towering over his Aunt Eufamia and Uncle Aldo.
Kimberly and Peter with (L-R) Aunt Elda, Aunt Pierina and Uncle Peter.
Uncle Bruno making fish.
Aunt Elda waiving to the camera.
Kimberly, looking normal sized, with (L-R) Aunt Elda, Uncle Bruno, and Uncle Peter.
Uncle Giulio working the land.
Aunt Antonietta (Middle) with 2 friends, on the Wall.
Kimberly with Aunt Antonietta, on the Wall.
Peter with Mario "Cipolla" - his wife Mary refused to let us take her picture.
Finally, this is Piero, who owns one of the last bars in this small town. He's holding a bottle (of whiskey, I believe) that my other Uncle Giulio drank on his last day in the village. The next morning, there was still a small glass left at the bottom, so Piero and his wife saved the bottle. If you zoom is on the label of the bottle, you may notice the date - 9/5/97 (I left the image big, so you can and I know, it looks like 87, but it's 97 And remember, in Europe, they reverse the day and month). They told me they had a little party last month because it was the 10 year anniversary since my Uncle Giulio left to move back to the US.
[Peter says: lots of pics here. Flickr uploading is too slow. We will upload pics when we get back to the states. And one of my family members can feel free to print the very last picture and give to Giulio for his upcoming birthday]
Angelina, a nosey neighbor, at the local fountain - water straight from the mountain.
Kimberly with Aunt Antonietta, making pizelles.
Peter, towering over his Aunt Eufamia and Uncle Aldo.
Kimberly and Peter with (L-R) Aunt Elda, Aunt Pierina and Uncle Peter.
Uncle Bruno making fish.
Aunt Elda waiving to the camera.
Kimberly, looking normal sized, with (L-R) Aunt Elda, Uncle Bruno, and Uncle Peter.
Uncle Giulio working the land.
Aunt Antonietta (Middle) with 2 friends, on the Wall.
Kimberly with Aunt Antonietta, on the Wall.
Peter with Mario "Cipolla" - his wife Mary refused to let us take her picture.
Finally, this is Piero, who owns one of the last bars in this small town. He's holding a bottle (of whiskey, I believe) that my other Uncle Giulio drank on his last day in the village. The next morning, there was still a small glass left at the bottom, so Piero and his wife saved the bottle. If you zoom is on the label of the bottle, you may notice the date - 9/5/97 (I left the image big, so you can and I know, it looks like 87, but it's 97 And remember, in Europe, they reverse the day and month). They told me they had a little party last month because it was the 10 year anniversary since my Uncle Giulio left to move back to the US.
