Italian Living

We live on a street that goes east to west, the entire length of the north side of our town. That might sound like a lot, but it’s only about 500 meters long (.3 miles).  On our side of the street (north side), there is a large pedestrian walkway, many storefronts, and bustle.  The south side of the street is the back side of the buildings that make up the edge of the old city.  It’s easy to hurry along the sidewalk and not pay attention to any of the buildings. Right in the middle of that large expanse of wall is a courtyard with a vine and hedge covered wall with a large wooden door.