Italian Fun

First off I wanted to say thank you to my Grandma and Papa. They sent me a big box of books and Sports Illustrated. It was so fun to get a package and I have already finished one of the books. Looks like Grandma knew my favorite author! Thank you both. Miss you guys!

This last weekend was the festival for Fasano. Every summer in Southern Italy, each town holds a festival for 3 days. I went two of the nights with my family and had so much fun. The festivities started saturday afternoon with a parade. People from the town lined the stone streets watching men and women dressed in old fashioned clothes.  Then we walked though part of the city that was covered with booths selling toys and gifts. The workers selling the goodies were from Africa. Every summer they travel to Italy and go to different towns for each festival.

Each building in the town square is covered with colorful lights. In the center is a castle made of lights where a live band plays. There is also a couple blocks filled with fair games and rides. The kids loved going on the mini-rollarcoasters and fun-houses. I ofcourse wanted to go on the all the crazy rides that go upside down, but the kids weren't in favor of that.

Monday night was the last night of the festival. I went with Carlo and his parents to dinner and then to the square. We ate gelato and listened to the live music. There was people packed into every skinny street you walked down. Carlo and I spent the night dancing with eachother while people stared. It was fun to soak up some Italian culture. I was suprised how similar it was to an American fair, it made me feel at home. Hope all is well in the States. Ciao

Here is a picture of the town square lit up! Sorry it is a little blurry (I used my small camera).