Lots of Clark County gradeschoolers would have loved seeing the little lizards skittering from sidewalk to grass. Of course I'll remember the wild driving of the Italians. But they seem to take it all in stride. I loved all the little cars, such as the Fiat 500. The three-wheel Piaggio trucks are a sight.
Streets seem more like alleys or canals as houses abut the road, often with no sidewalk.
Front yards seem a luxury. Jake our bus driver, took us to the Naples airport, using some of his colorful language on fellow drivers. Two planes carried us to Rome and onto the island of Sardinia. The island is famous for its granite. Our host, Ron Winn, told us that there is a slab of Sandinia granite at the base of the Statue of Liberty in New York City.