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How to Deal with Old Italian Men & What You’ll See in the Alps

“So tell me… you and your young man — one bed or two?” said the fiesty 80-something Italian villager. He approached as I photographed the twlight mountains, houses, and rising moon in front of his abode on the hill. “Well this is a funny thing! I never come outside at night. First time I do I find a beautiful woman. What brought you here?”

The vista from the old man’s front yard…

I tried to dodge the bed question by feigning non-comprehension.