Modena & Maranello

So Friday we got up at the crack of dawn (6:30 AM) and began heading out to Maranello, where Ferrari is headquartered.

We made it to Modena (the nearest large city to Maranello) but had to wait a long time on the bus to Maranello, so we goofed around and admired some of the crazy graffiti in Modena. Finally we caught the bus which dropped us off directly in the middle of Ferrari-land. I have to say the cars that were driving around Maranello were the hottest we've seen in Italy, all kinds of luxurious sports cars at every intersection. From here its pretty basic stuff, we just spent the day drooling on cars... check it out:


Me + Daniel + Jim + Ferrari = Very Yes


Old, but still amazing


Can you say Formula 1?


Street legal.


Not street legal.


Ferrari design is pretty amazing, from the cars down to the ads on the wall.


If only my Integra's engine looked like this...


Texas Edition for summer heat.


Jim thought about buying a husky bimbo, we talked him out of it

Back in Modena Jim and I split off from Wesley and Daniel to head back in time for dinner in Castiglion. On the way we saw some amazing graffiti:


How long did it take to paint that???

Now I'd like to take just a moment to espouse the beauty of having good navigational sense. Without a map or a train schedule the four guys who went on this trip found our way from Castiglion Fiorentino to Maranello without so much as a single hitch. Along the way we found amazing food, and I was even able to grab the remainder of my anti-biotic prescription from a pharmacy in Modena. On the return trip Jim and I timed every train exactly right and had no transfers longer than 20 minutes. The only thing that went wrong on the entire trip is our train from Bologna to Arezzo took its dear sweet time and arrived in Arezzo 30 minutes late. Still, utilizing only our desire to see awesome cars and my basic italian we managed to travel about 300 miles without any problems. That's a pretty cool feeling.

So that wrapped up Maranello, we got home and had a great meal then rested to get ready for Pisa...