And this is, dear friends, from Romanian folk singer Grigore Lese. There is beauty everywhere in this world.

Manly, loyal, grim. A beau ideal. What else to say...

Some Southern Italian feeling for you to cheer up.

I loved almost everything there. Certainly wouldn't be able to pick just one thing. I bet Napolitanos could, and I'm thinking now of all that garbage piled up all along the streets (Italians have mastered the Art of Strike), but for (st)rangers who happen to spend just a couple of weeks in the city it's not embarrassing at all. Surprisingly enough, even gringo tourists seem to enjoy Campania undisturbed by the distinctive chaos.