+'''Tip:''' as always, start from the bottom and proceed bottom up to keep time flowing in one direction.
+
+=== Fri, 4th ===
+
+Alberto: Attento a convertire € in $ perchè € si sta apprezzando,e quindi $ svalutando rispetto a €.
+
+Belle le foto scovate da Massimo. Have a good stay in Btn.
+
+Massimo: Bernie, you taught me: http://www.google.com/search?q=100+USD+in+EUR
+
+
+Massimo: Since Bernie could not give us any picture, I had to use flickr: here they are!
+
+http://www.flickr.com/search/?q=bernardo+innocenti
+
+
+=== Wed, 2nd ===
+
+==== BankOfAmerica ====
+
+I went to BankOfAmerica and opened a bank account. I went there wearing a yellow T-shirt
+and a weary pair of jeans. In the beginning, they referred me to a young guy who quickly
+tried to offer me a student's saving account. When I queried for interest rates, credit
+cards, and dollar/euro conversion rates, they finally realized that I was going to move
+a bit of money.
+
+When I've shown them my balance, they immediately switched me to a very polite girl who
+took all the time to explain me everything in detail until after their closing time and
+recommended me to open *3* different accounts to get a rate of 4.80% with no fees!
+I totally hate when people judge you by your wealth, dressing, or other stupid status
+symbols, but maybe a bank is the only exception where it makes sense to do so.
+
+Banking appears to be far, far simpler here. I already feel like I know
+everything while in Italy I still can't read most of the paperwork I get from
+my banks.
+
+Batt: Or maybe american bankers are so skilled that you are happy while, in truth, they have stolen your money forever :-P
+
+Massimo: Yahr yahr! He didn't realize they already got 4.80% of his balance from his pocket with a magician move! Yahr yahr! Anyway... 4-5% rate is not absurd in the US. It has always been almost like this as far as I can remember (maybe sometimes it was even 6-7%). It's useful for someone (like bernie), but tragic for someone who does not have any money and to buy a house with those mortgages it's almost impossible. Still, the US has got a very low rate in comparison with other extra-european countries.
+
+=== Tue, 1st ===