Driving around

Well I finally passed my Drivers License test and got my car registered so that I am now legally allowed to drive in Italy. The problem is - it scares the shit out of me! When I had the rental car down in southern Italy I had no problem, in fact I enjoyed driving. Here it makes me so nervous! Partly because the scare the crap out of you in your drivers training class so you are acutely aware of the dammage you could do. Also, ignorance is not an excuse if you have just taken a class and passed the test.on

But before I could even get to the driving part, I had to go to the bank and get money and then go to the Italian bank and have it changed into Euros. We then went to the temporary insurance coverage. Next was the shoppette to get the required gear for passing the inspection. That included a flashlight, orange vest, first aid kit and reflective triangles. Then, off for Safety inspection. The registration office was packed so we waited. Once we had documentation saying we had passed we n then had to leave and go back to the registration office. They took the inspection paperwork and put it in a file and then gave us the plates for the car. Once that was done we had to go back to the insurance company with the plate numbers and call the agency to change from a temporary insurance document to a regular one. Wow, glad that's done!

I decided to go for a drive after work today. My hope was to be able to find my house. And I did with very little initial effort. The return trip had me lost and I was so dissapointed I could call 'Houston' for driving directions.

My other experience with my lovely little car was adding gasolene... or should I say learning to add gasolene. It took me three tries adn three cdomputers ti figure out how it all work. I left there so proud.

Sleepy time now!
Ciao,
LeAnn
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