Here’s what my trip taught me:
- Rome is a dirty, noisy, magical city.
- Italian drivers are the worst thing ever happened to driving. And I thought Greeks were bad.
- San Pietro basilica was awe-inspiring.
- Italian food is overrated (and overpriced).
- Fontana di Trevi is coooooooool.
- Why don’t people speak english? Really. I know some italian, could find my way around, but I wouldn’t expect any tourist visiting Greece to speak greek!
- Italian people are hot, in the steamy dark Mediterranean way.
All in all, despite the ranting (you know me, guys), I had a fun time. Flickr photos coming, and that’s a whole slew of them.
Now back to work!
4 comments on this post
stelios #1
31.Mar.08
welcome back (back? hmm)
overrated?
seems like Mike took you to the all the wrong places like in Amsterdam
Gerasimos Tsiamalos #2
31.Mar.08
They don’t speak English? heh nice.. try North Spain like the Basque Country, they get offended if you dare to speak English.
luc #3
31.Mar.08
Ranting is good, it relieves you from otherwise built-up frustration. I do it al the time
I too am perplexed at the unwillingness or inability of Italians, even young ones, to speak or understand English, BUT…
…having driven in every European country and capital (and a few beyond that, try Jakarta), I’m afraid to say that your initial thought about Greek drivers (or at least Cretan ones) was the correct one. I respectfully disagree with your assessment of Italian drivers. I.m.n.s.h.o. they behave like choir boys compared to what I see my fellow citizens pull off every day driving around Iraklio…
Sugar #4
31.Mar.08
@luc At least in Greece I never got almost run over a car over 3 times, eventhough I was on a pedestrians crossing and cars had a red light.