Giro D'Italia 96' - Across Italy in 96' ( Part 14 )

Storia vera dalla vita - True Life Story

Italian languages were something that was following us all the way. Every new city and the City citizens were talking that they speak their own language. It was not hard to understand that there were dialects but they were saying, that they are speaking different language. Bella Italia, always something new.

Those were years, when we loved Italian Canzona, San Remo, Romina Pauer and Toto Cutugno, years when we loved Italian movies Marcello Mastroiani, Sofia Loren, Carlo Ponti, Giancarlo Gianinni, many many others and Spectacular movie "La Vita e Bella" with Roberto Benigni. Actually, from this perspective I can mention Benigni but than it was 96' and He got the Oscars in 97'. This movie is trully miracle and the fact it was Italian, it was quite an achievement. Of course, we cannot forget Sergo Leone and famous Spaghetti Western and one of the most beautiful music from movies: "The bad, the good & the ugly".

Italy, amazed us in many ways and mostly with it's food that was against my all life diet.
I remember, in Florence, me and Nori were invited on lunch in Italian family. Generous host picked us up from our Hostel and we went there. I was so hungry and I didn't know, how I will survive. We went there and I forgot Italian expecting something to eat. The mother of our friend finally brought spaghetti and we took enough, so I didn't feel sick from hunger. But, in the moment I thought we finished the launch, the meal has just started.
Spaghetti were only appetizers.

Oh, My God, so many things to eat after. This was trully catastrophy for my diet. However, I survived. I thought that that was a habbit of the people living in Florence but than again even larger eating habbits in Marco's house. An appetizer and than main meal pizza. Wow, that was quite a battle. I eat pizza and went in toilet to excercise in order not to put fat on me. I survived and the warmness in my heart remained.

Italy, the cities, the mountains, the trains, everything was one dream I lived and it was magnificent. I wish, I could do it, again.

( To be Continued )