What would Italy be without wine...?
Oct
26
Ok, I must apologize for the lack of blogging lately. It's a long story, but I've been very focused and caught up in the mess of trying to plan my entire future. It has taken up the majority of the little bit of free time that I leave myself here. However, that is all another story for another day.
Our prized white truffle |
Fishing for wine |
Meanwhile, the White Truffle festival here in Alba is still going on in full force. Sunday (the 17th) was a day full of truffles, games, parades, and of course wine. Vino flows like water through the streets here in Alba...literally. I walked right through a river of red wine on accident and almost ruined some of my new shoes. Everyone in town that was working the festival was dressed in their full renaissance garments. The town center was divided into different sections for each 'borg' to decorate and show off their traditional foods, wines, and other gift items. They also had all kinds of games and competitions such as archery, dart throwing (where the target was a hanging piece of salami), ringing a wine bottle with a fishing pole, and guessing which house a guinea pig would go into. Each of these cost €1 to participate in and guess what you win?!? A bottle of wine. Needless to say, throughout the morning/afternoon/evening you couldn't walk through the streets without seeing groups of families and friends passing around their winnings and then going back for more. I actually saw one big group hanging out by the salami darts game while their chosen competitors were winning bottle after bottle and giving them each to the mother who was using the bottom shelf her sleeping baby's stroller to stack and transport all of them home. All in all, it was a great day of being with friends and making new ones!
Next topic...Halloween! We have been very deliberate about getting people together to celebrate and dress up for Halloween (because it's not really a big thing over here), but I haven't thought once about a costume. Now I've got a party to attend on Sunday night and I have no ideas. Any help? I have to find something that is easy to make or buy here in Italy, and something that Italians would know and understand. My 'host mom' has offered me her red devil horns, tail, and cape that she used while she was in D.C. a while ago. However, that's just not quite me. I mean really, we all know I'm an angel. :) I would also love to hear back from you guys on what you are going as this year!! Let me know and feel free to share any ideas with me.
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