Sunday, November 09, 2008
Sunday...
When I woke up, I was told to look at dad. When I did, I found that he had a swollen eye, and a scab on his nose and the side of his eye. He had fallen down the stairs in the middle of the night while mistaking the stairway for a hallway which led to the bathroom. Take a look in my photo's section and look for the large family group picture part 1 to see what I mean. He went to the doctor this morning, and since there was a lot of bleeding, that was good because it pushed whatever may have entered his eye, out. So they gave him some creme to put on the wound.
Much of the morning, we spent laying around, simply because Dad had to take it easy. I don't blame him, I would. We are lucky he is alive!
After lunch, I decided to take a walk, and on the way back, GianFranco picked me up and we went to Marsala to the train station. He buys a ticket once a month for 168 euros to take the train to Palermo (to work) every week day. After we did this, we were on the way to visit the Greek ruins, but as it turned out the site was closed since it was a Sunday. We did stop at a souvenir shop on the way back. We also stopped at a mall that was packed!!! It seems like you cannot find a parking space in these malls in Italy. Past 6 PM, EVERYONE and their mother is out shopping or just walking the tiny malls they have. It's nuts! I took some pictures from Dad's Cannon camera of the one in Palermo, so when we get home I will post those up for you to see.
After the mall, we went to Mazara to a pizzera. I thought we would just grab a bite to eat, but it turns out that this is an annual special event. More and more of the family was there, and soon 27 members were present. The grandmother buys everyone dinner once a year, so this is meaningful to the family. It was nice to be a part of it, despite we are somewhat distant from them.
After dinner, a cousin, Giovanni, asked me if I wanted to go out and play pool. I agreed to play pool with him, his brother, the brother's girlfriend, and his other 17 year-old brother Francesco. Giovanni is 29 and works in Rome as a tank driver with the Italian Military. I found this out after pool at a small restaurant/pub off of Roma avenue in Marsala.
Tomorrow should be a big day, so hang in there!
Much of the morning, we spent laying around, simply because Dad had to take it easy. I don't blame him, I would. We are lucky he is alive!
After lunch, I decided to take a walk, and on the way back, GianFranco picked me up and we went to Marsala to the train station. He buys a ticket once a month for 168 euros to take the train to Palermo (to work) every week day. After we did this, we were on the way to visit the Greek ruins, but as it turned out the site was closed since it was a Sunday. We did stop at a souvenir shop on the way back. We also stopped at a mall that was packed!!! It seems like you cannot find a parking space in these malls in Italy. Past 6 PM, EVERYONE and their mother is out shopping or just walking the tiny malls they have. It's nuts! I took some pictures from Dad's Cannon camera of the one in Palermo, so when we get home I will post those up for you to see.
After the mall, we went to Mazara to a pizzera. I thought we would just grab a bite to eat, but it turns out that this is an annual special event. More and more of the family was there, and soon 27 members were present. The grandmother buys everyone dinner once a year, so this is meaningful to the family. It was nice to be a part of it, despite we are somewhat distant from them.
After dinner, a cousin, Giovanni, asked me if I wanted to go out and play pool. I agreed to play pool with him, his brother, the brother's girlfriend, and his other 17 year-old brother Francesco. Giovanni is 29 and works in Rome as a tank driver with the Italian Military. I found this out after pool at a small restaurant/pub off of Roma avenue in Marsala.
Tomorrow should be a big day, so hang in there!
# posted by Joseph Trapani @ Sunday, November 09, 2008 
