So what have you done today..?

Apparently one of these peaks is Mont Blanc.

Now in Verona

but apparently not near enough to Bolognia to visit .

 

Can’t get better then when you order a pint abroad and they get the glass out of the freezer and the beer is cold

 

Nearer to Modena for all its wonderful Balsamic vinegar, food, towers, and Ferrari museum. Also Modena is a unesco world heritage site, but hey those beers look good!
Enjoy your break.

 

Love that city, so much so I bought a house. Hope to move over there fairly soon.

 

I try not to drink beer as it bloats me out, but that looks fantastic!

 

It did bloat me out. Digested now and off out for dinner.

Don’t think we’re going to get to Modena on this trip either, been there before though. Ferrari museum was good.

Bologna is definitely on my ‘to do’ list though. Been there before as well but didn’t get to the Duc museum.
How the hell did that happen?

 

More serious then bloating is if no beer mat, when you pick the glass up it drips like you have wet yourself not a problem after a few

 

The Arena di Verona. What have the Romans ever done for us?

Tomorrow evening we’ll be inside the Arena for a bit of kultcha!

Aida by Giuseppe Verdi.

 

What’s the gig?

 

Aida by Guizippy Verdi.

Can’t believe how poor some of the crowd are. On their phones and talking. Had to blow a fuse at them. Not come 1000km to hear their shit

 

Sadly, it seems to be the way of the world nowadays...

 

I've not touchED the bikes during this August period so far until today that's with two rides on the 900SL / 996, hopefully they put a smile other people's faces.

 

Bought a new car, so contemplating when/ how to get over to France to run it in. September weekends are looking pretty busy, so I may disappear mid week for a few days.

 

IndigO2

 

Started work early, finished work late .

 

Still IndigO2

 

Been to Lake Garda, very nice.

The Italians do like to take money off you though. I knew that from previous visits but one ludicrous thing got to me.

Pulled into a gas station on the way back, a guy comes out and starts filling the car up. I notice the price on the pump is 30cents higher per litre than anything I’ve seen since being in Italy. Not what I was expecting when I pulled in.

‘Yes’ he says ‘that’s the price for service’. Which I hadn’t asked for, I was about to gas it up myself.

This was totally new to me. I don’t ever recall anywhere in the world loading the price of fuel for filling you up. So I told him to stop right there.

I could cope with ludicrous drinks prices at the Opera.
I could deal with the cost of drinks by Lake Garda.
Usually in Italy they have a fantastic skill, to relieve you of large amounts of money and make you feel great while they’re doing it, so you give in with a laugh but €6 to partially gas up my car, give me a break.

Now, about that new Ducati sir…..have you seen the price?

 

I rode down to the New Forest this morning and had a mini tour around, then back home to see a mate for a few beers.

 

Changed my mind 20 times about if I’m selling the 1299 or not…then headed to ebay to check out 1260 multi’s after reading a thread on here about someone buying one from Superbike place