All aboard for Perugia, Deruta, the Marche region, and ultimately Popoli in the province of Pescara in the Abruzzo region of Italy. Birthplace of my grandparents! (If you have not read my earlier posts about Mom-Mom and Pop-Pop, read here about how they are the likely link to my Italian pottery obsession and about when they immigrated thru Ellis Island.
For three weeks in September, we'll travel by train as much as possible, because it's our absolute favorite mode of transport in Europe. I promise to share my travel research as Harry and I make plans. At present, we intend to fly into Rome, spending just enough time to catch the train to Perugia. Along our route, we will seek out small towns and villages in which to wander, soak up everyday Italian life, sip cappuccino in the morning, improve my Italian...you get the picture!
And, when we arrive in Popoli, I've joked that I will stand in the piazza with copies of my grandparents birth certificates and see if anyone "claims" me as kin!
