Vintage Cars in Piazza della Repubblica

   

   

About once a week the Wifi in the apartment stops working for a few hours. We used to let it upset us, but now we just take it as a sign that we're working too hard and that the internet elves want us to take a break :-)

This past Thursday when the internet decided to shut off, we took a walk to the city center. Imagine our surprise when we got to Piazza della Repubblica and saw a vintage car festival taking place! It was a small, but fantastic setup -- the cars and motorcycles were arranged from oldest to "newest," so you could see the progression of technology and design. Rob loved the red Alfa Romeo and I really loved the blue car from the 1920's.

I'm forever amazed by how easy it is to stumble upon amazing things like this in Florence. Whether it's a Renaissance flag festival or a car show, there is always something happening here.

living in italy: mille miglia

It's not every day a parade of Ferraris drives down your street.

Up until yesterday afternoon we had never heard of Mille Miglia, a vintage car road race that takes place in central Italy and, as we learned, is pretty darn big deal. Our street happened to be right along the route and it was pretty amazing to see the cars go by.

Here's the thing: the parade/race took a few hours to go by our house. Rob -- in a special version of boy-heaven -- went next door to the grocery store, bought a can of Budweiser and watched the event with a permanent smile on his face. Hilarious!

Mille Miglia Greatest Hits (as seen from our front door):