You know what I admire most about Italians most is that no matter rain or shine there's always at least one person riding their bike. Right now with the cold weather they wear clothes to keep them warm but what is most amazing to me is how the women wear these amazing high heels and are able to pedal!!! I've never tried doing this but with steering problem that I have I can't even imagine adding high heels! I really think it takes years of practice.
Two thumbs up who can do that!
On another note, Wednesday I read some local newspaper and I just happened to remember because I saw the mountains today with this wonderful day.
Two things that caught my eye while reading the paper.
Number one: the mountains to the north of Brescia ha their first snowfall of the season. And in fact, today being in the south western part of town, you are able to ferns great view! The top of the mountains are all white!!! I wish I would have brought a camera to take a picture. It's such a beautiful day today, clear blue sky and no clouds. The visibility is great and the reason why I can see the mountains with snow and the top.
Second thing: Italy is now number 67 on the corruption list, after Rwanda!! The ranking included 173 countries, U.S. is number 22 and first time in years being out of the top 20.
In fact, now being in Italy for over a year now I am starting to understand how this country works. At first it was difficult just for the fact that I didn't know the language and in a years time I am able to read, understand and speak and write (with minor mistake here and thee that I'm trying to fix).
I have to say it's nice to finally understand what people say and not imagine what they are saying. The local dialect is the only thing I still have to learn but I would like to perfect my Italian before I worry about learning a new "language". The reason I write it with quotes is because it is not an accepted language in other countries but it is a local language so in the end it is important.
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