Gates . . .
. . . and walls
Unemployment is very high in Italy in general and Naples in particular. Europe's open borders are also gateways from contries with even more severe conditions.
The result? Lots and lots of petty - and not so petty - crime.
Burglary seems to be the second national sport behind football. A couple of months ago, two houses less than 200 meters from us had attempted break-ins. In both, the miscreants made it into the yard, but were unable to enter the houses.
The response? Alarms and fortifications. Walls and gates. The gates range from primitive to decorative. Electrical, mechanical and manual. The walls range from modern stonework to medieval bulwarks. The photos below were taken within ten-minutes walk from our house.
We're well alarmed and well fortified, but it's a bit sad that these precautions are necessary. What's even sadder is that we're not allowed to cudgel the living bejesus out of anyone we find wandering around in our living room.
5 comments:
Some ugly gates and walls there!
I agree it's a shame when people find it necessary to take such steps. I always feel sad when I go back to London and see the iron gates that are often in front of street doors these days. When I was a kid, people had doors with glass in them. You just wouldn't see that now.
It also appears that all of the houses are either pink or yellow. whats up with that?
We did a tour of Hollywood when we were in California. Lots of very high gates and very ugly fences there.
That yellow is probably the cheapest paint in the area, so probably kk75% of the buildings in the area are yellow - those that are painted, that is.
You must feel safe in that house.
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