Random Notes About Europe

Random Notes about Europe

• WC/ Wash Closet: there’s a reason it’s called a closet
• Toilets don’t have handles and each one’s a trick to figure out how to flush
• My hairdryer works a whole lot better here
• The majority of the buildings are tall, beautiful, skinny row homes
• The windows have no screens
• There are few bugs. I’m attributing this to the lack of green spaces.
• Stairwell inclines here go straight up
• They are much more recycling friendly
• Traffic lights click
• No SUV’s here
• Lots of cobblestone everywhere; both streets and sidewalks. It varies in patterns and materials used (brick, stone, etc.)
• Getting the waiter to give you the bill is an art. Getting out of a café (restaurant) quickly is next to impossible.
• They do coffee right. They make the most delicious lattes with lots of foam on top.
• If you ever see the illy brand of coffee, get it. It’s my new favorite. I first tried it in Miami and it’s all over Europe. It’s Italian.
• You can’t get coffee to go (in most places)
• You can get a can of beer from a vending machine
• You can say a lot with a look, a smile or a gesture.
• Even people who said they could not speak English could still communicate with me pretty well.
• Men will wear capris & skinny pants here and yes, I’ve even seen the dreaded man bag.
• Women bike in their cute clothes….skirts, dresses and heels
• They wear all kinds of scarves with everything no matter what time of year
• People have a much better knowledge of geography and the world at large
• Everyone smokes