out of order

Because I am now in Florence, but still want to write about Switzerland, I am going to write out of order...I assume you will keep up.


I just saw my first bike accident. I was coming back to my apartment from the north side of the Porta Romana:

A cyclist, opposite side of the arch to this shot, sped across the arch opening as a BMW came through. Too late, the cyclist got double tapped by the front end on his bike, then the windshield as he came off the bike. The driver, an older italian women, jumped out with concern on her face. The rider used some hand gesture, then walked his bike away. His bike appeared OK, and it also appeared to be the same as about 6 other nearby cyclists. As I walked by him, I heard him say, "She was going way too fast." I asked if he was OK, he said he was.

She had the right of way, he was doing who knows what.

Everyone here drives like they are racing, including the mulitudes of scooters.