Day ended better
Sep. 6th, 2003 06:02 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
kybearfuzzThe drowning cesspool of apathy has passed. I finally got off my can and decided to see the sights. This area is really neat, everyone walks, the buildings are nice and the local church is about 1100 years old. Actually used my digital camera to tape an MPEG tour of the church interior. I'm sure Mom will love that. The church custodian ranted something at me in Italian, but since I don't speak the lingo and he didn't speak English, I have no idea what he said. My guess is "no flash photography". No problem.
I will say this. If there was such a thing as a bear country, this would be it. From furry cubs to large bearded bears, they are everywhere. Some of the scenery in my photos are actually my futile attempts at getting some pics of the local wildlife, if you get my drift. Suddenly, Italy is becoming more and more inviting.
Some observations thus far:
1. This is the most graffiti I have ever seen in one city. It's actually sad considering how old and beautiful these buildings are to see them spray painted with who knows what phrases.
2. Everyone here is incredibly trendy. Almost all of them have the "look". The trendy clothes, the hair, the sunglasses. I thought I stood out before!
3. Everyone here smokes. I think they hand them out as pacifiers to the babies.
4. Lots of hairy eye candy!
5. Luckily, nearly everyone speaks English. I wish the American school system would adopt foreign language programs so vigorously.
I was walking down a crowded corridor of shops when I came upon a stage, three women doing kickboxing, and people staring. I thought I had wandered into a festival. Instead it was a commercial demonstration for one of those electric abs stimulator products. Even have a picture of some guy getting his furry abs shocked. As an FDAer, I have to roll my eyes at it. In our views it's an unapproved medical device that doesn't work. Grinned about it and though that the buyer should beware.
Well, it's getting dinner time for me. Unsure if I'll go for Italian or just grab a burger (McDonalds really is international apparently). Not terribly hungry, so I may go for McD's and save my appetite for Italian tomorrow. Definitely in a better mood than yesterday and this morning. Thank goodness.
I will say this. If there was such a thing as a bear country, this would be it. From furry cubs to large bearded bears, they are everywhere. Some of the scenery in my photos are actually my futile attempts at getting some pics of the local wildlife, if you get my drift. Suddenly, Italy is becoming more and more inviting.
Some observations thus far:
1. This is the most graffiti I have ever seen in one city. It's actually sad considering how old and beautiful these buildings are to see them spray painted with who knows what phrases.
2. Everyone here is incredibly trendy. Almost all of them have the "look". The trendy clothes, the hair, the sunglasses. I thought I stood out before!
3. Everyone here smokes. I think they hand them out as pacifiers to the babies.
4. Lots of hairy eye candy!
5. Luckily, nearly everyone speaks English. I wish the American school system would adopt foreign language programs so vigorously.
I was walking down a crowded corridor of shops when I came upon a stage, three women doing kickboxing, and people staring. I thought I had wandered into a festival. Instead it was a commercial demonstration for one of those electric abs stimulator products. Even have a picture of some guy getting his furry abs shocked. As an FDAer, I have to roll my eyes at it. In our views it's an unapproved medical device that doesn't work. Grinned about it and though that the buyer should beware.
Well, it's getting dinner time for me. Unsure if I'll go for Italian or just grab a burger (McDonalds really is international apparently). Not terribly hungry, so I may go for McD's and save my appetite for Italian tomorrow. Definitely in a better mood than yesterday and this morning. Thank goodness.
