"March into Italy" or "Overweight Exit"

I've heard of large people having to purchase two seats on airplanes, but needing/using a special exit?... At least that's what I thought the flight attendant said. It may have been my lack of sleep due to another fight from my upstairs neighbors. In actuality, the stewardess was asking for confirmation from those sitting in the "over-wing" exit. Ugh.

Well, I'm back in Italy. March is still the low season, so things (hotels mostly) should be less expensive. Not that I have to worry about that much, as I'm using all my Hilton points. Thanks Starbucks. And thanks to three years of travel as an Operations Project Manager, I also had more than enough points to get a free flight. :)

So far, I've noticed that some of the young Italians are still wearing the shiney shoes they did 2 1/2 years ago. That's what my friends Mark and Brian called the crazy amount of silver shoes we saw on all ages when we visited Italy in 2007. Mark asked me to scope out the latest fashion trends, but other than boots for women, I haven't seen anything definite yet. I will say that the years of standing out as a American simply because you are wearing white (or any) sneakers is pretty much over. I have seen loads of people in tennis shoes. But Nike doesn't offer the same styles in America as they do here - much funkier. Well, never fear, we Americans seem to have plenty other ways to show off our nationality- just open our mouths.

It's my first day here, but I'm hoping to post pictures for y'all to see. I've been up for 29 hours now, so although it's only 7:30, I'm preparing for bed. For those of you who have been privy to the goings-on with my upstairs neighbors, I've got another good fight to tell you about. It'll have to wait though -I'm pooped.