Sounds of Italy

Oh no! Thanks to Just Another American in Paris I think I just found yet another way to procrastinate on the Internet. She posted about the Freesound Project, a site on which you can search for ambient noises and other sounds from all over the world. I haven't found too many great files for Italy, but here are a few worth a listen:

• a street performer playing the accordion somewhere in Italy
• birds singing (and a bee buzzing) in Tuscany
• church bells and street noises in Venice
• a street market in Montevarchi, Tuscany
• the sound of the sea in Livorno
• a typical exchange in a caffe

 Sigh. I want to be there!