In Italy the ceilings are high. Really high. I'm not sure why that is because in an apartment block, if the ceilings were the standard 7-8' that you get in Britain, then you would probably be able to fit an extra floor into the building.
Still they've obviously done it for a very good reason - maybe it helps air circulation. I don't know. I don't really care, because on one evening it gave me and my friend the perfect opportunity for a little game... see who can touch the ceiling.
Easy.
No. It really wasn't.
In fact we didn't manage it. The ceilings must have been 10' and when you're jumping from the ground and not something that will give you a little leverage, it really is an impossible task. But I like a challenge and I wasn't going to be beaten, at least not without giving it a jolly good go first.
We jumped.
'Who was higher?'
'I dunno' my friend replied.
This was proving to be an ineffective competition.
'I know! Let's take a photo to see who's highest.'
This is what we did, the results of which you can see below.
Reach for the Stars
Verona, Italy, 2010
So though we didn't reach our goal, we had a lot of fun in the process. It lulled us into a false sense of security in a way because my roommate casually mentioned to me the following day that we ought to be careful about the amount of jumping we do, as the girls in the apartment below may not be loving our competition as much as we were.
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