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Originally Posted by susie123

Looks like a better market than Accy and in a place with only just over 5000 inhabitants (according to Wikipedia). And not a fancy market hall or faux Victorian stall in sight!

Wasn't expecting to see a large African lady as in pic 6!

The woman sitting on the bench with the little girl outside the Town Hall (in shade so you can't see!) is Chinese. It is a very multi-ethnic village as is quite typical these days in Italy. I have Hindu and Sikh neighbours on the farm and there are also some Egyptians on a farm near us. I am the only English person though but there is a German lady too who i know and the village seamstress is Thai. As well as the village church there is a Sikh temple as there are numerous Indian families in this area working in the dairy industry -for them cows are sacred and they like working with them.

The African family live in a little hamlet called San Martino just half a mile away - very friendly -I was chatting to the large lady's daughter who is on the first photo holding her son (just checked she is behind the lady with her back to the camera!) -she works in a local restaurant where we go. The family provide the 3 kings every year for the villages living Nativity play!