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19-APR-2005

19 April
living hell

This is one of my treasured possesions. I have a full box set of these road atlases covering the whole of Italy. Why I like them so much I don't know because they actually symbolise a living hell for me.... map reading. I just can't do it. We once took thunder thighs to Italy and were driving through a hill top village that only had three or four roads leading from the centre - there were three old men sitting in the square and they were quite interested to watch these strangers driving through. Well, they certainly got used to us after I directed us down each of the roads in turn and back again before finally taking us into a muddy field. Now you know why I don't like the countryside - no proper road signs :-)

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Date/Time19-Apr-2005 22:27:54
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laine8220-Apr-2005 21:39
But Gail...look at what you would have missed if not for poor signage :>) Sure photograph well, don't they.
Guest 20-Apr-2005 21:24
Cool shot. Great colours
Antonis Sarantos20-Apr-2005 19:03
I like the 3D look of this image!
Guest 20-Apr-2005 18:59
I think you should put your maps on a shelf and
buy a GPS Navigator :) Cool Shot.
Sheena Woodhead20-Apr-2005 18:46
My husband will say that my map reading skills are pretty good - honest. However, I'll never live down the time I directed us and following friends, both vehicles towing caravans down a cycle path in Holland. You can imagine the problems we had when we had to turn round!
Chris Sofopoulos20-Apr-2005 09:08
Beautiful angle Gail. And nice colours.
David Clunas20-Apr-2005 08:13
I think there is only one rule here, never argue with the person with the Map. Maps are great, it tends to get a bit hard when you have to drive, read a map and find yourself in a way way system not shown on the map though :)
Ric Yates20-Apr-2005 08:07
Great detail on this - love the picture of "thunder thighs" as well!
Ray :)20-Apr-2005 04:57
I adore maps and have several for areas I have never been too!
By the way, was this the sign at that Italian village? <http://www.pbase.com/clickaway/image/28047238
Guest 20-Apr-2005 02:26
I hate maps too,Gail. Gives me a headache...and I can't read them!!! Everything is so darn small...but they are beautiful with their different colors,lines,patterns. Nice image!
JeremyGood20-Apr-2005 01:29
I love maps.
Gary Winters20-Apr-2005 00:56
Don't fret. I once thought it would be easy to ride a bike from Turino to Roma because, when I looked at a map, it looked so CLOSE! Thankfully, someone talked me out of it. phew!
Guest 20-Apr-2005 00:21
Italy..I get lost traveling to Little Italy in NYC..interesting pic and commentary Gail..
Stu19-Apr-2005 23:54
That's what's great about the countryside.
http://www.pbase.com/lusobrandane/image/34016361
Vinh Luu19-Apr-2005 22:46
hahaha... well, maps are only as good as the road signs present that tell you where you are. it has nothing to do with your map-reading abilities, blame it on the country-side. :) i love maps, i'd be lost without them. ^_~

thunder thighs? :)
Guest 19-Apr-2005 22:17
It's not as bad as men who don't seem to like to ask for directions?
Zak19-Apr-2005 22:08
its impossible to get lost here, all roads point to home heheh - http://www.pbase.com/zak355/image/28864397
Nice shot :-)