ALPINE BEAUTY: THE NATURE AND PEOPLE (continued, part 2) My hosts, John and Simon, warmly welcomed me and showed a beautiful bridge and an aqueduct which was built in the 3 rd century AD. Can you imagine? In the 3 rd century! And he will stand still long. The Romans certainly knew how to build bridges. I was treated Gelato (Gelato - cold dessert, ice cream: approx. Perevi.) And their favorite pizza in honor of the fact that I arrived in Italy. Then my hosts invited me to a music festival of Balkan music, which, if you've never heard of Balkan music (and I am sure that you have not heard), is similar to a mixture of salsa, ska music (ska - the musical style that emerged in Jamaica in the mid- the last century: approx. Perevi.), and Russian folk music. Very fun! Roman Aqueduct in Aosta Aosta I left on Sunday to get to the last day wine festival, held in the city of Alba. For those who do not drink, I will explain: Alba - a hub of winemaking region of Piedmont. It is located very close to the famous wine regions of Barolo and Barbaresco. So my day was full of fun, as well as my glass was full Barbera, Barolo and Barbaresco, and abdomen different varieties of cheese. (I wonder could a healthy 25-year-old man suffered a heart attack from eating too much cheese?) Everything was divine. (Vse-vse! ceasing to tease you!) Wine Festival and a lot of cheese late afternoon, I started looking for a quiet place to pitch a tent, because I've heard that Italian police are not particularly zhaluyut those who put up a tent in unauthorized places. But there were some people around my age have decided to talk to me because they realized that I was from America. They were all very friendly. They asked me if I would go with them in the pavilion where the spilled wine, and drink some more. I found it difficult to refuse such a proposal, so that after a few moments, I again tasted excellent wine. Half an hour later my new friends suddenly started talking to each other in Italian, but I realized that we are talking about me. Soon, their conversation had joined another group of people. Later I learned that they were discussing where I could spend the night. I assured them that all is well, I'll deal with it, but they did not pay me no attention, and have come across several options for solutions to my problem. In the end, a couple of strange to me the company stated that I can spend the night at their house, and all agreed that this decision was best for my situation. I gratefully accepted the invitation and, together with a young couple (Claudia and her boyfriend, can not remember his name) went to a Chinese restaurant, where they were supposed to meet with their friends. In the end it turned out that they were not even familiar with the people who brought me into the pavilion! I'm once again convinced of human generosity (especially the generosity of the Italians. With me similar incident happened a few times). Amazing! Genoa the next day I spent 8 hours in search of shelter from the rain at the station in anticipation of the arrival of my hosts. And from that moment the story goes about the place where I am today. My owners (Roger and Frances) bought this house 9 years ago and has since made repairs here (they live there for only one year). So my priority classes during the week was lining their kitchen. It is not easy to do, but I mastered them after bought a house (I do not like paying for something that I can do myself and save a little, even in the end it turns out that the savings resulted in the loss of product quality of my work). My home in Genoa, where no internet, and it's lousy because the Internet - it has been revealed by the gods right which should not be deprived of any one person in the world. Hopefully, this shortcoming will soon fix it, and not just here. Because the traveler is very important to keep in touch with his friends on the hobby. Peace to you! Start material:
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