Alano Di Piave

 Down from the mountains to the foothills was the next destination, Alano Di Piave.

This is the town where PapaJason's nonna was born.

 

 And here is the old farm house PapaJason used to play in when he visited Italy as a child. The Lopezones' spent the night in the very same house his nonna grew up in. Odone and his family graciously hosted us.

One day Ermano (Odone's son) and his girlfriend took us to Valdobbiadenem, prosecco region, for gelato and a spritz.  There was some time spent at a parco giochi (playground) before the spritz.

Back in Alano there were plenty of relatives to visit. First, the twins visited Althea where they received many biscottini (pastry cookies), caramelli (candy) and sanbitter with their acqua frizzante (fizzy water).

Then on the street they run into another relative, Betina, where we head to the local bar for coffee and juice for the twins and even more biscottini from the local baker.

Back at the house Lisa, Odone's sister, and her husband came over for lunch to say hello. She chatted Ada up, but alas she was just too shy to reply back.

Here's Ada standing in the Fiume Piave (river), where her middle name came from.