After almost a month of vacation, we are back home in Seattle. During this time we traveled both in the northern part of the country (including Austria) and in the south (Naples and surroundings of Rome). We took this picture in Capri, a beautiful island near the Amalfi coast that is worth visiting in a warmer season. Naples was especially interesting. We’ll dedicate a few postings to this city and its peculiar culture that makes it unique in Italy.
Law enforcement corps
In Italy, there are a variety of law enforcement corps that specialize (and often overlap) in several functions. The Carabinieri (dressing in light blue in the picture) are the Italian military police. The Polizia (dark blue shirts) patrols highways and railways. The Guardia di Finanza (usually dressed in elegant gray uniforms) goes after IRS and tax evasion violations. Finally, the Vigili Urbani are those officers who dispense parking tickets on the streets. In this regard, a friend of mine told me a word of wisdom: you don’t want to be a Vigile Urbano in your own town…
Watch out for that big P
In Italy, you can start driving at 18. Students in the process of getting their license, can drive dad’s car (with daddy inside) if they display a big letter ‘P‘ on the back of the car. P stands for principiante, that is beginner. The journey to graduate to ‘crazy Italian driver’ implies the following next steps:
– get the license
– get rid of the un-cool P sticker
– convince daddy that there is no need to come along anymore
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