I hauled myself out of bed, regretting that it was Monday and therefore no lie-in could be had. I was at work by 9:15, where I carried on cleaning reeds. I helped Stefano test the wiring of a microphone system, too.
Lunchtime allowed me to experiment by having Mascarpone on toast - and very nice it was, too! I made my daily pilgrimage to the gelateria before wandering around Stradella trying to make contact with my parents to find out their eta.
I headed back to the shop, but half an hour later Stefano took me the station to meet my parents - they'd driven from Pavia and we'd arranged to meet at the station. I got in their and directed them back to the shop, where they met Ivana, Claudio and Stefano before I gave them a tour of the shop. We made a brief stop at the flat and then walked into Stradella. Our first stop was the gelateria - yes, I did go twice in one day (!) - where I introduced them to the staff and said they'd just come over from London. One of the guys in the gelateria hadn't realised I was English and said I spoke Italian well! We took a stroll around the old part of Stradella before I walked them down to a supermarket, giving them a brief history of Stradella's accordion industry as we went.
We got back to my apartment for a sit down and a chat before going to the shop again at 7. There, we met Claudio who accompanied us to Mum and Dad's accommodation - a beautiful agriturismo in the hills, with an amazing view and sunset. I'm very jealous, I must say! We drove back to the flats and I cooked a dinner of tuna & tomato sauce with pasta. We caught up on all that's been going on before they headed back to their accommodation.
Off to the market tomorrow...
Buona serata x
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