...Last Thursday we went to the cemetery to visit Gi's grandparents. It was November 1st, a public holiday in Italy for All Saints Day. The following day, Friday, was the Day of the Dead, traditionally the day that people visit their deceased relatives. In order to take advantage of the day off, and the expected crowds on the Friday.
We took a special public holiday bus to the cemetery, wandered around, called Gi's mother for directions and asked a cemetery cleaner for help only to discover we were in the wrong cemetery. We were at the Old Cemetery. There is also the New Cemetery and the Newest Cemetery. We followed the road around the corner, strolling past the temporary flower sellers with buckets of roses, orchids and crysantheums (spelling?), eventually reaching the entrance gates.
I was surprised at the number of people milling around.
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