Story time. You may recall that when we last visited Naples, we were picked up at the train station by Antonio, who had to pay a 40 euro fine when our tickets didn't go into the metro machine properly. Boooooo. He wouldn't take our money when we tried to repay him, finally saying "Doppo, doppo," which means later. Okay, I can live with that.
So our last morning in their home, just before he drove us over to stay for a couple of days with another part of Kim's family (Rosana, Enzo, Alessandro, and Valentina), I snuck 40 euro under some notes and a paperweight on their office desk in the room where we had slept. Easy peasy.
Off to Caserta, a town near Naples where we stayed with the other crew. Good times and good food. That evening, Valentina, Vale (vah-leh) to her friends (that's us) took us to the local mall, which was huge. We pretty much just window shopped, happy with our previously made purchases. On the way home, Alessandro, Ale (ah-leh) to his friends (that's us) called Vale's cell phone. She answered it in the car, where we could all hear his voice through the car speakers.
"I must tell Anna something."
"Ok."
"Oh, now?"
"Si, go ahead."
"Adriana called this evening. She is very angry with Anna...."
Uh oh. Apparently we offended or brought bad luck or whatever by leaving our 40 euro behind. I can be stubborn, but not enough to leave a sour taste in our host's mouth.
So the next afternoon, after forced guitar playing and fabulous gnocchi making, we left Caserta for Assisi with several gifts, chocolate, fruit, biscotti, and an extra 40 euro in our pockets. Reminds me of my own family. Mamma mia.
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