This week of our trip was much different than the first.From rural Uganda to one of the most beautiful towns in Piemonte, in northern Italy. We have been taking in the lanscape of Venaus, a small town just outside of Susa. It’s a writers or artists paradise, with old buildings, cobble stone streets surrounded by unbelievably beautiful mountains. Venaus, has around 2,000 people, almost all of whom were born here. Sometimes going back more than 4 generations. Very few people come to visit, so we were a bit of the subject around town. When Tia and I went to dinner two nights ago, we were greeted with blank faces and stares. The guys who ran the joint must have called their friend, because by the time we left there were about 10 men ranging 20-50 years
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