Vespas de Valencia

Sembra che la Vespa sia stata diffusa in passato, ma oggi, a parte alcune Vespe piuttosto recenti che si trovano anche da noi, e' uno strano ibrido tra uno scooter ed un vecchio chopper che domina la strada.
Sono disgustosamente rumorosi, vagamente stilosi e deco' e semplicemente non mi piacciono. Principalmente chiamati "Havana", "Compay" o con altri nomi caraibici simili, le cromature dei loro manubri esagerati risplendono per le strade e sembra che stiano attraversando una fase di boom, li'.


Eccovi quindi la breve galleria, godetevela!
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Vespa seems to have been widespread in the past, but nowadays, apart from very recent Vespas one may find even there, a sort of strange hybrid between a scooter and a vintage chopper rules the road. They make an awful noise, are vaguely stylish and deco' and I simply dislike them.
Mainly named "Havana", "Compay" or similar caribbean names, their oversize handlebars' chrome shines through the streets and it seems they're into a boom phase, there.

Fourtunately, there are some nice guys who love their Vespas; I happened to find a light blue one named "Caro Vespone", written in Coca Cola characters on one side, and I left a card on its saddle (gotta talk about these, someday) to be read by Carlos "Vespaciano" that's the nickname of her owner, shown on the other side. He contacted me a couple of days later and showed me that in Spain there are nice Vespa clubs who - just as we do in Italy - go out for a ride and for very good lunches!
So, this is the short gallery, enjoy it!
I have to say, strictly as a metaphor regarding these spanish rides, is it like Antonio Banderas vs. Raol Bova? I mean, they are kinda cute...like cute little bugs! :-)
RispondiEliminaWe always enjoy your blog and your photos and the music is very nice too. Your trip to Valencia sounded quite nice. Here is South Florida we also have many different kinds of scooters. Lots of plastic ones that are cheap and made in China or Tiawan. Vespas are more expensive so one does not see as many. But Vespas rules in the Class Dept. They are so classy. Thanks for sharing your Valencia trip with us.
RispondiEliminarowena: eheh, you bad chick! you're married, how can you think of Raoul Bova or Antonio Banderas? ;-P
RispondiEliminaheinz&frenchie: I'm proud of having you in my readers' crowd! Yes, Vespas are definitely cool, be them new ones or older ones.
My Valencia trip was just a short trip,did you read about the Sardinian trip of last summer? That was my first two wheeled trip and, oh, it was delightful!