My good friend Matt just got back from his first trip to Italy and sounds like he fell in love with the people, the food and the country just like I did on my first trip and my second trip and ....
I especially enjoyed his description of driving in Italy:
Driving around was interesting, but you get the hang of it after a while. The speed limit on the freeways, was only 140 km/hr, which is about 86 mph. One thing we learned is that they have street lights, stop signs, lines on the roads, etc., but these are merely suggestions for driving. The Italians pretty much drive whereever the heck they want, whenever they want, and you better get out of the way. There definitely is an understanding of the unwritten "rules of the road". I found it fun. All the cars were small, like go-carts, with good acceleration, and really good brakes.
Kind of reminds me of my bachelor party last month.
