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Jerry W. (Tork1966)
Member
Username: Tork1966
Post Number: 685
Registered: 7-2001
| | Posted on Thursday, May 15, 2003 - 8:56 pm: | |
Dale, Let me know the highlights of Rome, I will be there 6/5. Thanks, Jerry. |
Dale W Spradling (Drtax)
New member
Username: Drtax
Post Number: 35
Registered: 4-2003
| | Posted on Wednesday, May 14, 2003 - 8:49 am: | |
Actually, I was kidding about the crummy building. Thought it might get some blood flowing.
It's a long story, but we were originally set to go to Wing for the GP, but couldn't find anyplace to stay. Decided to go to Italy, instead. Booked an apartment in Positano for a week. But a family illness nixed that. Argued like hell with Continential over changing the flight. Finally ended up with a short trip to Roma, where we are staying at the Hotel Nazionale. Don't think we'll make it to Modena. Wife is still making me sleep with the dogs due to buying the 550 <sigh>. Doubt she'd want to go to the factory. But I appreciate the reference to Samocar. Maybe I can sneak up there while my wife is looking at some crummy buidlings, ha!
Thx |
P. Thomas (Ferrari_fanatic)
Junior Member
Username: Ferrari_fanatic
Post Number: 223
Registered: 4-2003
| | Posted on Wednesday, May 14, 2003 - 8:10 am: | |
Dale, I was in Rome about 6 months ago. Getting around in the city is a real bear. I do encourage you to see some sights!! It is nothing short of breath taking! Some structures date back decades BC.
If you decide to drive to Modena you will go North for about 6 hours. The speeds on the Autostrada average, well over 100MPH. I was stuck in some piece of crap Opel 1.6 litre 4 banger. I left it redlined for 4 hours while I went back to Florence. Meanwhile a European soccer mom is right behind me (read: 2 feet off of my bumber) with 3 kids in a mini van!
When driving on the Autostrada, you must stay in the right lane. There is only 2 lanes but the traffic is nothing like here in the states. ONLY pop out into the left lane to pass someone then dart right back to the right lane.
The Autostrada is a toll road so bring some Euros as you will have to pay to get off at some junctions and exits. Rome to Modena will cost about 20 euros.
The factory tour maybe too short of a notice. Call your dealer.
Cheers |
ross koller (Ross)
Intermediate Member
Username: Ross
Post Number: 1209
Registered: 3-2002
| | Posted on Wednesday, May 14, 2003 - 5:23 am: | |
the dealer in rome is samocar. they have a show room on via salaria just up from via veneto, but its not too big. if you want to see a lot of cars you need to go out to the used showroom they have on the via salaria (same name but out of town, cabbies will know). the head salesman is a nice older gentleman called mario meloscia; he might remember me since i bought the 512 there and almost got a 456 from him (before he sold it out from under me). there are usually about 25 used cars of all kinds there and then a garage full of everything from gt4's to f50's; quite the visual feast. |
Amar Inam (Amar360)
Junior Member
Username: Amar360
Post Number: 202
Registered: 10-2002
| | Posted on Wednesday, May 14, 2003 - 2:22 am: | |
Dale,
I second what Sunny said - Rome is a breathtaking city if you know where to look, and if history and culture and all sorts of beauty(!) are your thing. You can always go down to Capri or the Amalfi coast for the sea too.
Maranello is about 4 hours (250 miles) by car or 2.5 hours by high-speed train to Bologna and another hour by taxi to Maranello. Wherever you are Sunday, find a bar or place with big-screen TV and hopefully watch and celebrate a Ferrari win at the Austrian Grand Prix with the tifosi...
It was sunny and over 80F a few days ago. Enjoy your trip!
Ciao,
Amar |
Sunny Garofalo (Jaguarxj6)
Member
Username: Jaguarxj6
Post Number: 431
Registered: 2-2003
| | Posted on Wednesday, May 14, 2003 - 1:12 am: | |
I spent two weeks in Italy when I was stationed in Europe, one week in Rome, and I wandered and absorbed. It maybe be run down or filled with crummy old buildings, but.. WHAT A SENSATIONAL FEELING. Unforgetable.
Sunny |
Faisal Khan (Tvrfreak)
Junior Member
Username: Tvrfreak
Post Number: 124
Registered: 3-2003
| | Posted on Wednesday, May 14, 2003 - 1:08 am: | |
You can translate Italian to English online...search for "automatic translation Italian to English" and once you have a good site, copy and paste the text that you want to translate. |
Mike Procopio (Pupz308)
Member
Username: Pupz308
Post Number: 360
Registered: 10-2002
| | Posted on Tuesday, May 13, 2003 - 11:43 pm: | |
Don't knock the buildings there, Dave. They're like nothing else... Roma...
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Ken Lee (Kenster888)
New member
Username: Kenster888
Post Number: 17
Registered: 4-2003
| | Posted on Tuesday, May 13, 2003 - 10:26 pm: | |
Rent a car and drive to Modena. It's about a 4-5 hour drive as I remembered. Might be too short of a notice for a factory tour, but give them a call anyways. Don't expect too much for the museum, and bring your credit card for the official store. Have fun! |
Dale W Spradling (Drtax)
New member
Username: Drtax
Post Number: 34
Registered: 4-2003
| | Posted on Tuesday, May 13, 2003 - 10:07 pm: | |
Long story, but on Friday, I leave for 4 days in Rome. I looked on the Ferrari site for a Rome location. But while I can say "Another Beer" in 52 different languages, I can't read Italian. Can anyone help me out? Surely there must be some Ferrari stuff to look at in Rome instead of wasting all my time looking at a bunch of crummy old buidlings <sigh>.
Dale |