Zooming around the streets of Rome on your scooter… That would make me nervous, but the Italians sure do it! (Of course driving a car in Rome makes me nervous too, as does being a passenger in a Roman taxicab!)
Danger aside, the scooters do make a lot of sense. It saves on gas (expensive in Europe), and it’s a whole lot easier to find room to park than a car!
The famous maker of Italian scooters is Vespa, and they have a Vespa Museum in Pontedera, Italy, not far from Pisa. If you’re ever in the area, check out the museum. And if you’re not in the area, you can check out this video instead!
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At 0,16″ the second girl in the right-hand row is Ada Pace, who went on to race for OSCA and Maserati. She’s still alive and kicking….
genial desde España!!! Very nice video!! molto bello!
w la vespa 4 ever
very nice vid
Hi there, my name is Hector … I am so glad to meet your site … I have found a lot of useful information about Italy. You know? I am on Italy with my wife and son … and we are also writing a blog about living in Italy … maybe we could share information, tips and contacts. I will follow your blog, feel free to follow ours too … we hope you can visit it soon.
Congratulation for your video…it’s very interesting to visit the museum “virtually”
very nice video …stylish bit of a wish list there..
“L’arte e la bellezza della macchhina”
Hector – How cool that you’re living in Italy and blogging about it! I’ll definitely check out your site and follow your blog. I think that’s a fabulous experience for a family to have.
wonderful+incredible…WASPA!!!
Outstanding Video!
Fantastic video. I just love the Vespa scooter – also Belle & Sebastian are one my fave bands, they come from a small town 30 miles from where I live in Edinburgh.
Digital memory,to me, is something that I seemingly will never have enough of. It’s as if megabytes and gigabytes have become an inseparable part of my every day existence. Ever since I bought a Micro SD Card for my DS flash card, I’ve been on permanent watch for high memory at cheap prices. I feel like I’m going insane.(Submitted on NETP for R4i Nintendo DS.)
muito belo o Museum
Hi Deanna! Same here.. I’d dream about breezing thru streets (in Italy would be wonderful) but I don’t think I’d have the courage to do so. Does middle age do this to me? lol!
Hi Raven – It could be common sense doing that to you… (-;