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Update from Italy

Rome sucks!

From having to deal with an ATM card that won't work, unbelievably enourmous crowds, a traffic system that constantly seems like it is on the verge of gridlock, to a body clock that essentially ends my day at 6 PM, and has me wide awake at 2 AM this vacation has not gotten off to a good start.

I can only hope things will get better once we get to Florence (we leave today), and then on to the farm house in Tuscany.

Beyond that, I will say the people are friendly, mostly speak English (they have to in order to deal with the inordinate number of Americans here), and the first pizza I had, although thinner than what I remember, and the application of toppings different, tasted identical to what I remember pizza tasting like when I was growing up in Pittsburgh.

So things aren't that bad.

Stay tuned for more updates. Maybe?? :)
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Becky said…
Rome sucks? Quit your kvetching We had our audit today and she thought we were making parts incorrectly because the PO says rev C but the Dwg says rev B(on page two) So I had to show her PAGE ONE. Then I had to explain what a hogout was.

I should have told her "it's what we holler when a fat chick leaves."

Try to have a good time and bring me back a book, please!!!
2:00 PM
Marc said…
Have no fear. Things are looking up in Florence!

And I already bought you a book so don't worry!

Oh yeah, and just be thankful I wasn't there for the audit.
1:26 AM
Becky said…
Yeah, I get a book form Italy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
3:29 AM
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