Signs of the times
While we didn't see anything quite like this sign in Brazil (courtesy of caipirissima), we still saw a couple that made us laugh. This was in Siena:
And this might not make sense if you don't speak German, but Gretchen seemed to think that her German teacher would not approve. (It also says a lot about the demographics of tourism in Tuscany--just about every non-Italian tourist we encountered seemed to be a German or English speaker. This was in contrast with Umbria, where we heard much more French, especially in Assisi. The notable exception was our last night in Spoleto when we wished a good evening to the nice older Italian couple seated next to us at dinner and they responded with "Auf wiedersehen".):
And this might not make sense if you don't speak German, but Gretchen seemed to think that her German teacher would not approve. (It also says a lot about the demographics of tourism in Tuscany--just about every non-Italian tourist we encountered seemed to be a German or English speaker. This was in contrast with Umbria, where we heard much more French, especially in Assisi. The notable exception was our last night in Spoleto when we wished a good evening to the nice older Italian couple seated next to us at dinner and they responded with "Auf wiedersehen".):
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