A day in the life

I find it really difficult to explain what I see on a daily basis by using only words. I wanted to give you a small preview into the some of the things I see on a daily basis...

Enjoy!

This is a street adjacent to the one I live on. One direction drives on the right and on-coming traffic on the left. That is the intent but Italian drivers make up their own rules.. look-out!!

This is one of my favorite, and one of the scariest, intersections I've seen so far. The street on the right is one of the more popular in the city.. Corso Buenos Aires is known for its shopping; shoes, clothes, book stores, shoes, clothes, electronics, shoes, clothes, cafes, gelato, shoes... you get the idea. The best part about it is that these stores are discount stores - similar to an outlet mall. And lucky me, its one block away from my apartment :).

This is Corso Buenos Aires from a straight angle looking towards the shopping area. Notice that bicycles, motorbikes and cars have to share the road... I'm going to get a bicycle soon... pray for me.

These are two Roman buildings... well thats just what I call them... I really don't know anything about them - or if they are Roman... yet... What I do know is that they are big and were a good point of reference for me when I first moved here. Okay, okay, I still need them... but I've always been directionally challenged... And here it is so much worse... I'm excited when something looks familiar.

This is the entry way to the park near my apartment. I walk through this park on the way to the gym. It is very pretty, and a great place for people watching on the weekends...

LOTS of people come to the park and hang out on the benches... Teenagers playing cards in the grass, couples making out by the pond (below), kids running crazy while their parents are chatting.... the kids .... they are so funny and they are everywhere (below)...

And the parking... a picture is worth a thousand words ... but of course I'll add some commentary. This NEVER gets old. Watching people park here is like watching a the most exciting part of a pinball machine game when the pinball is going crazy... ping....ping....pingpingping...........ping...pingpingpingping.... ping ...and were done... nice and snug. Its fun to watch but I always feel bad for the car(s) that fall victim to stupidity. You can make the cars smaller, but you can't make the people smarter...

The interesting part is that this behavior is expected... and even to a point.. accepted. Drivers never use their emergency break because they expect that their car is eventually going to be used as a cushion for the parking spot in front AND behind them. Good stuff.

Va bene.

Molto stanco!

Buona notte.

Amore a tutti.

Gemee