I decided that today I would try the bus system. I signed up on the app (only in Italian), and took the C3 toward Ponte Vecchio and it was a simple, easy process with no issues. The way these drivers move the very small buses through the tight streets is a marvel. I got to the potential new apartment early, waited for my contact, and saw a quite small, but nice, one bedroom place – 40 square meters (430 square feet). I took the bus back to N&M where Andrea was joining us for lunch – always great food – with great conversation and laughs between all of us – I am lucky having them all in my life.
We talked a bunch about my goals with an apartment, and Andrea said he would like to see the place I’m in. We popped on his motor scooter (my fourth time on one) and went to my place which is on a block with no parking and lots of traffic. He simply parked it at the curb and we went upstairs, where he basically said it’s not really that bad in comparison to most – it’s that whole designer-approved overlay. I now understood better that I have to adjust my attitude – you’ve heard that before here – and assume that anything I need done I need to do myself. This place for 2½ months is €2800 while the place I looked at today was €3000 per month – I can easily afford buying whatever needs to be bought.
Dinner tonight is with a guy I met at InterNations at Trattoria dall’Oste which was recently declared one of the 100 best steak restaurants in the world.
We talked a bunch about my goals with an apartment, and Andrea said he would like to see the place I’m in. We popped on his motor scooter (my fourth time on one) and went to my place which is on a block with no parking and lots of traffic. He simply parked it at the curb and we went upstairs, where he basically said it’s not really that bad in comparison to most – it’s that whole designer-approved overlay. I now understood better that I have to adjust my attitude – you’ve heard that before here – and assume that anything I need done I need to do myself. This place for 2½ months is €2800 while the place I looked at today was €3000 per month – I can easily afford buying whatever needs to be bought.
Dinner tonight is with a guy I met at InterNations at Trattoria dall’Oste which was recently declared one of the 100 best steak restaurants in the world.