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07-17-2006, 05:39 PM
Got back from my Italy trip a couple of days ago and finally got a chance to log in here to see what's been happening on TE in my absence. Wow, there were alot of messages in 3 weeks!
Re the "it's hot" threads: if you all think you're hot here, try the same temps (hovering around 100) and humidity without our nice, strong American air conditioning! It's miserable, and it doesn't cool off at night. Yuck. Every day we discussed which order to layer on the sunscreen, mosquito repellent and anti-itch spray (since the mosquitos seemed to ignore said repellent). Still, it was Florence, and I was with my whole family, and we had some great adventures in our air conditioned car, and there was lots of gelato . . . :D
Plus, we spent a couple of lovely days in Rome, where our hotel had air-conditioning and cable tv. The TdF is shown from start to finish every afternoon! What a different experience watching the Tour de France in real time, instead of at 6:00am here on the West Coast! Okay, the commentary was in Italian (until I discovered Eurosport - duh), but I spent a lovely afternoon sitting in a cool room watching the race:
1074
Then, one day I was up at Piazzale Michelangelo, which overlooks Florence, and saw this guy (I thought of you all when I took this picture):
1073
So, cycling was never far from my mind, and I'm looking forward to getting back on my bike - after I've gotten my fill of all the nice local air conditioning!!
Cathy
Re the "it's hot" threads: if you all think you're hot here, try the same temps (hovering around 100) and humidity without our nice, strong American air conditioning! It's miserable, and it doesn't cool off at night. Yuck. Every day we discussed which order to layer on the sunscreen, mosquito repellent and anti-itch spray (since the mosquitos seemed to ignore said repellent). Still, it was Florence, and I was with my whole family, and we had some great adventures in our air conditioned car, and there was lots of gelato . . . :D
Plus, we spent a couple of lovely days in Rome, where our hotel had air-conditioning and cable tv. The TdF is shown from start to finish every afternoon! What a different experience watching the Tour de France in real time, instead of at 6:00am here on the West Coast! Okay, the commentary was in Italian (until I discovered Eurosport - duh), but I spent a lovely afternoon sitting in a cool room watching the race:
1074
Then, one day I was up at Piazzale Michelangelo, which overlooks Florence, and saw this guy (I thought of you all when I took this picture):
1073
So, cycling was never far from my mind, and I'm looking forward to getting back on my bike - after I've gotten my fill of all the nice local air conditioning!!
Cathy