Punch me in the face, a real Ferrari!

We have a car enthusiast on this trip. Daniel has over 300 Matchbox/Hot Wheels cars in his collection. He also recites facts about every car ever made. Maybe a car obsession is more accurate, but regardless, this kid is sure to make a mark on the automotive industry. Being right down the road from where so many amazing cars were born (Lamborghini and Maserati are just a couple of the others nearby), we had to make time for another car visit.

Modena is where some kid named Enzo Ferrari got his start in racing. The home he grew up in is now an over-priced, overrated excuse to ogle over some of the most amazing vehicles ever made. There was a focus on Ferraris in TV and movies, including the one driven by everyone’s favorite mustache in Magnum PI. Unfortunately, there is really very little focus on telling about the company, their history, or really providing much info about the cars.

Daniel was excited about the gift shop, but that was also a rather lame excuse to take your money and there was not a single die-cast car in sight. Daniel felt slighted, and would rather provide his future car prowess services to BMW rather than Ferrari when he is a world-famous car designer.

The day briefly got better in seeing that the duomo in Modena also leans, but there really aren't any tourists who care. There's a cheesy Italian version of a 50’s diner right down the road that sells great burgers, and is a nice change of pace from pasta.

Then we got punched in the face again when we walked to an exhibit of 80s toys, only to find it was closed that day. We took the kids to a park to play instead, but instead they got hurt and suffered from allergies.

Earlier in the trip, John left behind his water bottle. Somewhere along the way today, he also left behind his Washington Capitals hoodie, ending our streak of random strangers yelling “go Caps!” at him all over the world. I think that's a bad sign for the Caps – and our final punch.

Not our best day, but one we’ll supposedly laugh about some day.

Only 499 of the LaFerrari were made, worth $1 million each. A couple of kids giving it a look, mildly impressed. "So...where's the gift shop?"

The Ferrari Testarossa captured my imagination as a kid. This is the business end of one of those beauties.  

From Magnum PI, imagine a mustache sitting in it

In case you have no imagination, have never seen a mustache like this, or weren't alive in the 80s

Yes, that's leaning - but who cares, where's Ferrari!?

Daniel hasn't realized the headquarters for Maserati is right in front of him. John has his hoodie in a safe place (for now)

Parking our kids