Memories of Italy

I had the most amazing trip to Italy in 2007.  When I'm anxious, I like to recall the fantabulous ten days I spent there with friends.  I'll be offline for a bit, but thought I'd autopost some memories of our Italy trip.  I have more detailed trip reports in my other computer.  Maybe I'll post them at some point, with more photos, some day soon...enjoy!

OUR ITALIAN VACATION

# of steps taken:  168,543

# of steps, adjusted for stairs and hills:  2,598,398

# of days prosciutto was eaten:  9

# of pizzas eaten, per person:  5

# of new catchphrases:  oh, at least 5

# of post-tour references to our hot Vatican tour guide:  76

# of shopping trips for boots:  stopped counting at the conservative estimate of 175

# of unsuccessful attempts to call Tari’s mother:  6

# times walked through St. Peter’s Square:  7

# umbrellas Tari & Goody bought:  2 each

# trips to ATMS:  4

# map reader switches:  let’s say 20.  it was a lot.

# times checking weather.com in one 18-hour period:  10

# of Punchinello potty surprisings:  1

# of bottled waters taken from Sorrento B&B:  16

# of bottled waters Goody had to open for GNO and other various females:  25

# of handbags Jenny came home with:  2

# of working clothes dryers found:  0

# of times Tari’s socks were dried with blow dryer:  2

# of showers that were smaller than Jamie’s apt:  1

# of songs we sang repeatedly:  2

# of times Tari ate the special lemon dessert in Sorrento:  3 (missed the first day, darn it)

# times in our favorite limoncello store:  7

# of Spike Lee movies watched in Italian:  1

# of times Jenny’s bags were lost en route to destination:  2

Days the cameras died:  Jamie, day 1

                                    Goody, day 5

                                    Jenny, day 9

Transportation taken:    6 buses, 5 trains, 4 planes, 5 subways, 2 ferries, 2 funiculars, 2 taxis