Norcia, the Town I Visited, Was Hit on Wednesday by a 6.6 Earthquake

You may recall my earlier post about visiting Norcia.  In today's Dispatch is an article on the earthquake which devastated Norcia and surroundings yesterday.  These images from the internet are the same ones I visited only a week ago.  (see: Norcia and the Steep Mountains of Eastern Italy)

Here is a link to news sources:  http://www.cnn.com/2016/10/30/europe/italy-earthquake/



I stood in this square with many locals listing to a "Drum Band" show, and then visited the local sausage shops, where I purchased some sausage for dinner that night and a Gelateria for a cone.

This was one of the roads I drove on that morning.

My memories were of a beautiful small town, with a proud heritage of  producing butchers, early surgeons, and marketing top quality sausages throughout Italy and Europe.  The people I met were a pleasure to talk to.  Now the town is forever changed.