Duomo: First View.

Greta called me one night and launched right into a request.

"I really want to go on this school trip, Poppi, but wonder if you would want to go with me."

"I'd love to go on a school trip with you," I said, thinking maybe Washington DC, New York City, typical 7th grade adventure. "Where's the trip to?"

"Italy," she says. "Well, France and Italy."