We visited cousins in Palermo. The only thing that I knew about them were that they were cousins. But, my uncle had kept in touch with them. He was able to send an e-mail and set it up before hand. Turns out, when my grandparents were still alive, they had sent pictures of us growing up. My cousins knew who we were, but we did not know them.
We were able to see the small hill town and the house where my grandfather grew up. We had been told many stories about the town, so it was great being able to see where the stories took place.
If you can try to arrange it beforehand, I would encourage you to do it.
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