Monday, June 2, 2014

My "museums" and "cathedrals" are grocery stores

Just drop me off at the closest Mercatone Uno or Lidl or Coop - I really want to see what 21st century Italians are doing and let others have my spot looking at the 14th century. I love to check out the entire 150' long aisle full of every known pasta - and discovering the million different mozzarella options. And how about what they think a cookie should look like? And how come their bunnies are 1/4 the price they are in Burlingame. 



Duncan figured out the special shopping carts. This Essalunga store had 2 underground parking floors with a lovely escalator ramp getting you up and down. they did't like the idea of some heavily laden shopping cart missile rolling down the ramp, held by a 90 pound grandma so they have magnetic locking wheels. As soon as the cart gets to the bottom, wheels unlock and grandma can head off to her Fiat, Alfa Romeo, Lancia, Dacia, Kia, Peugeot, Renault or whatever the heck she's driving. 

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