Tara and Elisabeth were doing there thing at a vocational cooking school while we checked out the town. The weather has changed for the better. It was a beautiful day to tour the city.
We met the girls at the school and had a nice lunch prepared by the students of the school.
Later in the afternoon we visited the Roman ruins of Gavi. What an amazing experience. The Roman city was not rediscovered until the mid 1800's. We saw the ruins of a colisseum, theater, forum and patrician dwellings. WOW! I was in heaven. I walked around the sight for a long period of time by myself imagining what life was like and how people lived. When not walking in complete amazement I was able to talk to our rotarian guides who had knowledge of the site. I am humbled by the experiences I have had and look forward to having time to fully contemplate what I have seen.
At the end of the tour I met the president of the Gavi Rotary Club, Scarsi Fabrizio.
What an amazing time I had with Mr.Fabrizio. I drove to the sights with Mr.Fabrizio and we instantly became friends through our love of history. Mr.Fabrizio shared that he would like to restore the Gavi ruins and have a celebration every year and reenactment for the village to educate and entertain to raise awareness of life during the Roman times. I had been thinking of the same idea and was very impressed by his vision and mentioned that I thought this was a great idea. Is this not the purpose of Rotary? One day I will return to Gavi and see the fruition of the work of Mr.Fabrizio.
A very impressive club president who has inspired me!
After seeing the old fort that protceted Gavi (impressive in its own right) we visited a very old vineyard. Mr.Teodoro Lechner setup an amazing afternoon before our rotary meeting in Gavi. Is this really happening is the common thought through my head. We visited a vineyard from the end of the Middle Ages. As such on this trip we had our own personal tour of the hotel, vineyard and restaurant. If or when I get married this may be the spot. Absolutely gorgeous! It turns out Mr.Lechner worked very closely with PPG which is a company from Pittsburgh, PA. My hometown! Talk about a small world. Also,Sandy one of our guides and the wife of a rotarian, her mother went to James Madison University. She said when she read our biographies she was astonished, just as I was. An amazing day spent building lifelong friends. It was also nice seeing a familiar friend in Mr.Magnone's son Franco who has become a great acquaintence and help. Goodwill and friendship shared by all.
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