More notes from the little black book:
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Not even 1 day & already I have filled up nearly four pages. Am I a tormented writer hiding in this lawyers shell? Maybe I write to stay awake at this point to continue the push towards Savalletri? And for the record, a prosciutto & cheese sandwich on a quick flight beats a bag of pretzels hands down.
The Rome airport definitely has a chaotic & hectic bustle about it. The entire thing starts with the non-linear approach to lines in the Italian culture & continues through the boarding of planes as far as I have seen. I am certain there was a customs desk in that airport somewhere . . . but we did not see it. Guess the E.U. means the Frankfort customs was good enough. Though we would like to get an Italy stamp in our passports. Maybe in Bari. . .
Finally arriving in the first destination with some time to eat and enjoy. While exhausted & not thinking entirely clearly, the stark juxtaposition of the modern and ancient struck me on our ride here. The modern free way & rail system cuts through farms and ancient plats that dot the landscape both inside & out of the cities. It is much more integrated, much more a holistic part of this place to see the modern & ancient together in an seemless blend from the urban to the rural and back again in the span on only a few kilometers.
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