Autostrada at 150

We spent the afternoon driving 150 km per hour on the Autostrada. And you ask: is that safe?

There is nothing safe about driving in Italy. One minute we were trying to maneuver through the narrow streets of a medieval village and the next we're battling the driving lanes of a six lane "interstate" with German BMW drivers.

Anyway, we departed Italy this evening for London. Alex says he's out of the translation business for a long long time. But, he's done well. And this afternoon he was a big hit with a couple of Italian ladies who run a little wine and cheese store in Laterino, including a personal tour of their wine cellar.

For whatever reason this blog is having trouble with our uploading of images. But, you can see Mike and Hunter from this morning in a little Italian town here:

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And these are Hunter's photographs of the Roman Forum from yesterday:

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These doors of the Saturn temple are more than 1,700 years old:

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And Hunter captured his little sister Hannah getting water at the only fountain in the ancient part of the city:

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Nice photography, Hunter!