Wishing you a Happy Holidays and many 2018 Blessings!
This was a beautiful read. To visit one's roots is an experience that is hard to put into words. But looks a beautiful place so whatever the language, it looks welcoming.
My mother and her sisters make an annual pilgrimage to Massachusettes to visit where their father grew up. Even after the relatives have passed to the Cemetery. They still stroll the streets and encounter old friends, people who knew the family back in the day. Just to see the High School. It is always nice to see them when they return. Many happy returns to you.