hi there .... hope you are well. you must understand one thing.... my girl and i are fearless :) ... so nothings too hazardous/ on this monday past which was italy's most celebrated holiday 'the feast of something or other' ... and without giving it much thought accepted an sms'ed invite to join some long distance far removed family for lunch.
think about this... we do not know the etiquette around these type of invites, we do not know anyone and we do not speak the language.

it was stressful to say the least and seven hours and 11 courses later we arrived home. in fact lovely people, good food ... but we will definitely think twice before accepting that kind of invite again