Bus Ride

Posted on 2008/05/03 12:38:04 (May 2008).

[Saturday 3rd May 2008]

Spring has finally arrived to Italy, the weather is now great and a glorious sun is blessing the land.
I think that this turn of event coincided with me deciding to go for an haircut, and at the same time me and Chiara started thinking about changing the scooter that Chiara owns and that is clearly in need of some retirement.

I am even going to have the driving test for drivig motorbikes, it costed me an hell of a lot, and I still do not have a bike to practice, but I feel confident that when I'll take the test (probably somewhere in July), I will be able to pass it... I hope...

Today I went to the center of Florence to have my haircut, and since it's impossible to go there with the car, I went on the bus.

It has been a very long time since I have used this typical Florentine public service, and I must say that it hasn't changed a lot, apart from some minor refurbishments that the buses have had in the years.

I used to go to school by bus, it is now more than 15 years ago, and I remember that me and my friend Matteo would meet in the morning to ride line N.3 together with other scores of pupils going to the same high school.
I have many good memories of the bus, most of them were gossips, fights, abuses to cars that used to DARE overtaking the bus, free rides, and of course the mandatory review of all the notes before a test.

I kind of miss it.

Then when I was 16 I got a moped and life changed, Matteo changed school and everything turned a lot more "private" rather than "public" in terms of trasportation. In a way it's a school to what life will be later, stuffed inside a tin can with wheels going to work.

Today I am going with Chiara to our favourite lunch place (called Bordino in the center of Florence) and then later technically I should go to buy an I-pod stereo type thing... I set my eyes on the Zeppelin (B&W) but it's very expensive... Let's see what I'll come up with!

There's a coincidence - I got my hair cut yesterday as well.

Next time you come to London we should ride the Number 24 bus. It's very nice - it goes from around where we live, past the Houses of Parliament, Whitehall, Downing Street, Horse Guards Parade, Trafalgar Sqaure, and up to Leicester Square etc. It's a double decker bus, and from upstairs you get a really good view, all for the very modest sum of £1.

Posted by John at 2008/05/04 07:31:13.

Wow I thought that you were riding a sightsee bus !! I hope that I am coming to London again soon, it much depends on how the business develops but let's keep finger crossed. This time I wil come with Chiara if I can!

Posted by Lox at 2008/05/04 09:13:43.

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