Living in Italy isn’t all sunshine, wine, great food, art and architecture (although, really, it mostly is!). Sometimes the bureaucracy just gets you down. This letter from the Veneto describes some of the challenges of living in Italy.

We have been traveling in Australia and my dear little apartment in the Veneto was empty for a while. Now that we have returned to Italy, there are many things which need my attention. Some simple, some not. 

In our building, there are eight apartments and