All Roads Lead to.....Aviano?

"All roads lead to Rome." I used to think that it was because the Roman Empire was so vast that you couldn't help but end up in the capital city.

We have had more than our fair share of challenges in navigating our new country. Sometimes, the map fails us; but more often, it's the signs or lack thereof. There will be a sign and you will be lulled into a false sense of security. You will motor happily along only to realize, hours later, that you are nowhere near your destination.

No, they have a point. If you make enough turns, you can get anywhere from anywhere-and you would know that if you had lived here for 100 years.

The coup de grace is that there was actually a third sign. This sign also read "Aviano" and had an arrow pointing away from those two signs. I couldn't get all the signs on one pic. Magical.

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mimi and papa said…

the signs all sending you in opposite directions are a hoot! we will consult maquest or use gps---but that might spoil the fun! Can't wait to see in in just a month! The weeks are going by quickly. Hope we can connect with Auntie and Granny once before they take off. How are the angelic engines?

July 12, 2007 at 7:10 PM

david santos said…

Thanks for your work and have a good weekend

July 13, 2007 at 11:08 AM

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