The city of memories

Earlier on the other side I saw a city… let's go over there, we've never been there, let's see what we find out! Penelope, 4 years old
It is the city of the dead...the city of the dead and the city of Reggio are together, because they’re in the world. Alessandro, 5 years old
To get there is the Bridge of Memories... Violante, 4 years old

A piece of the city near school. Sara, 4 years old

The city of memories. Sara, 4 years old.

From the bridge we also saw birds on the roof of some kind of house. They were pigeons, which were praying. Alice, age 5
It was a family grave. Riccardo, 5 years old

Pigeons on the roof. Isabel, 5 years old

On the graves are inscriptions with names, photos and why they died, so if someone doesn't know who died they remember. Viola S. and Sara, 4 years old
I thought the graves were all low and flat and instead I found out that they are also tall and big...they look like castles to me because they have pointed roofs. Tommaso, 5 years old

Tomb castle. Tommaso, 5 years old

 
The tombs look like houses, or churches... Sara, 4 years old
There are lights, for when it's dark and to warm people up. Sara, 4 years old

Tomb of the lion. Filippo, 5 years old

We also saw a queen's tomb because she had a crown. Arianna, 5 years old
And we saw a rich family tomb with two straight posts like this with lions on them. Riccardo, 5 years old
Then also a poor person's, because there was nothing there… just writing. Arianna, 5 years old

Rich family tomb. Matilde, 5 years old

There’s an arcade that looks like a museum, a kind of gallery where there are statues of princesses and ballerinas, angels… the angels are for protection! Yuri and Martina, 4 years old

Arcade. Arianna, 5 years old

Tomb of the angel. Martina, 4 years old

Angel's Tomb. Chiara F., 5 years old

When you go to the cemetery you think of the past and the people you don’t know ...ancestors. Riccardo, 5 years old
If you close your eyes you remember people and what you did with them. Alessandro 5 years old
Dead people fly in the clouds and sometimes when they’re tired they land in a grave ... And rest ... Penelope, 4 years old

People are alive in your heart... Arianna, 5 years old
Between people remembered in your heart and people alive there’s a connection made of love. Emma, 5 years old

People’s memories. Sara, 4 years old

Memories can't be touched because they stay curled up in our heads and when you listen, you can hear them if you’re silent. Matilde and Yuri, 4 years old
Memories are made of things, pink, silver, shells, colours... imagination... words... Andy, Evelina, Viola P., 4 years old

My memories are blue, because it's my favorite color...they’re the good memories...the bad ones are black, gray or brown and I lock them in a box. Camilla, 4 years old
You have to rip the ugly ones out of your head! You put them away, they are the colors of tears... Leila, 4 years old

Beautiful memories in my head. Violante, 4 years old

Sad memories. Pietro, 4 years old

Memories of tears. Camilla, 4 years old

I want to leep 100 goof memories, but only 1 bad one! Leonardo, 4 years old