San Pancrazio, Italy (CNN) -- Helen and Armando Rendón recently visited Tuscany, Italy, for the first time. Residents of northern California, the couple took part in the June 29 candlelight procession honoring massacre victims at San Pancrazio. Rendón, an author, teacher and civil rights lawyer, describes how the experience allowed him a rare glimpse inside the "real Tuscany," not the storybook one depicted in the movies. A former schoolteacher, Helen was reminded of the injustices she witnessed in her native Baghdad during World War II. Here is an edited transcript of their interview. And read the full story of San Pancrazio.
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Couple who attended San Pancrazio memorial share their feelings
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Armando Rendón: To recollect the way they do it is really beautiful
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Helen Rendón: The children were laughing, running and playing. They were very happy.
AR: I had a romanticized idea about @placeholder: a lot of vineyards and people drinking wine out on their patios.