Italian newsstands are usually family run small businesses that make their appearance in every major square or street. The edicola carries magazines, newspapers, bus tickets, DVDs, computer CDs and variety of collect-me-forever weekly issues of encyclopedias of all kinds. While newspapers may tell you the latest on the country’s politics, the owner of the newsstand will be the most informed person on what happens in the neighborhood.
Architectural barriers
It’s pretty evident that in the past centuries Italian cities were not built with much thought about architectural barriers. And things haven’t improved in recent years. In picking your final destinations, you should be prepared to deal with steep stairways, bridges without ramps and sidewalks occupied by cars. If you are traveling with infants (or people with disabilities), you should keep that in mind if your goal is to fully experience all the hidden vicoli in Venice or explore Amalfi’s viuzze up in that rocky coastline…
We are back…
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.
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