22 days ago I left my job. Today, I just about killed myself weaving in and of rush hour traffic on a scooter…in Rome! My, how quickly environments can change.
Here’s the situation. I’m bound and determined to make the most of the next 2-3 months. I have a mini-bucket list of sorts, and a some of that list involves travel.
John, Jason and Russ
14 days ago I was cycling with my friend Russ and we decided that doing an Italy, Croatia, Turkey adventure would be a great way to spend a few weeks. Told my
friend Jason about it that following evening and he’d never been to Croatia or Turkey before, so why not?. 14 days ago we purchased tickets to Rome and are now holed up in an near the Vatican that we found through some dude on ‘A Small World‘ (yet another social networking site).
If actually booking the trip and making it happen within 14 days wasn’t spontaneous enough, Russ convinced Jason and me to rent scooters during our time here. Says it’s the best way to see the city and not deal with all of the traffic issues. I have to say he’s right….but damn, driving in this stuff is ridiculous. It
Parking in Rome
seems like most of the ‘rules’ are merely suggestions and that the more aggressive you drive, the easier it is to actually survive. Our dinner hosts last night, Roberto and Paula, just about freaked when we told them of our intention to rent scooters. (note: Roberto is an Italian friend of Jason’s whom he went to school with at U. of Washington). After spending a day on those things, I think we are absolutely nuts for making the call…but they’re fun and it makes us look somewhat local.
We’ll see if we survive the day tomorrow. In addition to renting the scooters, we’re trying to score tickets to a Lazio game. Again, Roberto and Paula think we’re freackin’ crazy for going to a soccer game in which the fans are known for beating each other up when their team isn’t doing so well. Lazio is currently one of the worst teams in the Itialian Serie A.
Hang on….
Coments, questions, concerns? Feel free to comment below.
John
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