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Article: LA DOLCE VESPA; Navigating Italy's streets and sidewalks can be challenging, but nothing is as exhilarating as seeing its cities by scooter.(TRAVEL)
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- Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN)
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- August 23, 2009
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Byline: ERIC DREGNI
Special to the Star Tribune
When Audrey Hepburn hopped onto a Vespa with Gregory Peck in "Roman Holiday," she landed in the police station. Still, the image of the prim princess on a two-wheeled scooter, freed from society's restraints, etched itself in my mind. I, too, wanted to tool around the ancient streets on a Vespa, just like the snooping journalist Paparazzo did in "La Dolce Vita." Before graduating to two wheels while visiting Rome, I had to find my way on two feet. I tried to cross the busy boulevard in front of the fascist-conceived Olympic Stadium, where preparations were underway for that night's soccer game of Roma vs. ...