Canadian summer is weird. It may be rainy, cloudy, hot or
chilly. (#canadianproblems). No matter how humid it gets all the malls and
shops are open. On the weekends most of them are open till 7pm. I went to Italy
in the beginning of August and the weather was amazing! (And by amazing I mean
it was real summer weather there that I was enjoying every second of it.) But I
didn’t know that everything closes either early or shops are just closed.
August for Italians is the month of the summer when they go to the seaside of
Italy, that’s why most of the shops are closed, but tourist’s sights are open. Another
reason some shops are closed is because of the hot humid weather. They even
have a special name for it. Streets are pretty quiet, but everything get busier when people start coming out in the evening time, except tourists, who are out the entire day. My friends and I
had to pull long missions to find a restaurant that was open where we could go
and eat and enjoy our time together. But hey, it’s a part of their culture that
I learned about Italy :)
When walking in Rome, we could find small water fountains
with drinking water. Isn’t it so smart? Especially when your bottle of water
finishes, you can easily go and refill it anywhere. OR you can refresh yourself with cold water
and get a really nice tan without trying hard.
P.S oh and by the way you should really try Italian ice cream (gelato)!
The most delicious thing over there besides real Italian pizza of course.
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