Capuccino and ... Hot Milk Please

Trip Start Apr 17, 2002
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Trip End May 21, 2002


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Flag of Italy  , Lazio,
Saturday, April 20, 2002

We were on our way to Rome. The drive was uneventful and we could indulge in the analysis of the madness of Italian drivers.  The limit on their freeways is 130 km but if you stick to it you are the slowest car on the road except for the trucks. Everyone seems to be going much faster with many drivers doing what looks like 180 or so. Generally, in Italy, all speed limits are ignored and they drive as fast as they can. As we were to discover later, the situation is little different in France and Spain where the drivers are only a bit more restrained.  In Spain you also have hordes of bikes doing absurd speeds.  To see a disciplined and courteous traffic you have to go to Germany.
Before reaching Rome we decided to have a nice Italian coffee in a roadside cafe.  In the Australian manner, I ordered Cappuccino and Latte and in no time we had a cup of cappuccino and a glass of ... milk.
I actually did know that latte means milk in Italian but habit is habit...
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