Sunday, July 17, 2011

READ THE SIGN STUPID!

On Friday I spent the day tooling around town with my friend Laura and her brother Doug who is visiting from Vancouver. They are both cellists and since Laura is Canadian and immune from bragging I'll do it for her. They are both playing a few Italy tour dates with Sting at the end of the month and in fact Laura has a solo!!!

Anyway it was still super hot on Friday but on the way back from the stairs that lead to Piazzale Michaelangelo ( we were too hot to walk up) we stopped at one of the many outdoor temporary bars that pop up in city during the summer. This one is called Easy Living and has a great location under a cluster of trees, where it is so breezy you forget it's 100 degrees outside. It also overlooks a make shift beach if you can call it that.




We originally stopped for " a drink" but ended up hanging out there for a few hours enjoying Bacardi Breezers, the breeze was great and the only thing that could have made it better was if they had hammocks. As we were leaving we noticed a bunch of these great signs. Below are the basic translations. Funny stuff!!
The force of gravity: do not challenge her she always wins. Basically don't sit on the edge because you will fall over and die and then become an angel and go up to heaven.

                                                Large open space: Noise travels!!

Contemporary art installation other wise known as trash bins!!The trash bin art installation is not    going anywhere so use them. I like the big brains don't litter :)


Don't park here!! Tow zone and if we tow your car or ticket it , it will cost more than a taxi!!
Angels park where they are supposed to and devils do not!

It's OK to drink, it's not OK to drink until you puke!!!

Mark their territory!
Be educated and don't piss on a tree, use the toilette!!
(this one mainly applies to guys)


And Finally just for fun:

Creepy Tim Burtonesque Squirrel!

 





 

5 comments:

  1. LOL! Can't argue with Italian logic. I love the force of gravity sign.

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  2. forgot to say...Wow!!! Playing with Sting! That is so cool.
    Also, so sorry it is so crazy hot there right now....Florence is not built to handle that much heat. Glad you have ac.

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  3. I know! I love those signs, would steal one if I were 16!! It's actually cooled a bit, nice breeze today, but yeah uncomfortable city in the heat. And re: Sting soooo cool! She's gonna kill me :)

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  4. Love, love, love these signs. Only in Italy!

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  5. what a fun job that would be!! designing crazy city signs :)

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