May 2, 2010

Firenze. the good, the bad, and the ugly. continued..

51. family dinners.
52. oil shoppe, antico noe, bar lydia
53. the art of drying racks
54. small alley ways that barely fit me and a car
55. small European cars that come in the strangest forms
56. washer machines that sound like a rocket is taking off in my kitchen
57. waiting 20, 30, 40 min even if you have a reservation
58. the mystery of lines and their non-existence
59. the illegal street vendors running with their pieces of artwork when the cops head towards them
60. the tour groups with the umbrellas speaking in french, german, italian, japanese, chinese and english
61. motorino e gli italiani pazzi che li guida
62. loud italians that like to congregate on the streets at night
63. the european love for cigarettes starting at like age 12, my lungs cannot wait to be back in America
64. the guessing game if a store is open or if its siesta or if they just decided not to come to work that day
65. the smell of leather as you walk through the leather market, its addicting :-)
65. validating your train ticket
66. exchange rates that make everything 35% more expensive, i miss the $
67. bills that are all different sizes and colors and euro coins
68. menus that only consist of pasta or pizza always
69. having to ask for "il conto" otherwise you'll just be stuck in the restaurant for hours
70. having to specify whether you want frizzante o naturale or con gas/senza gas


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