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 TURIN, Italy (AP) - No crowd, no snow, no view of the mountains. Less than 48 hours before opening ceremonies, the expression of Olympic fever in this northwest Italian city was decidedly understated.
Part of this pertains to the reserved nature of the Torinese, to hear them tell it. Part of this is because the weather is not cooperating. And part of it is because many locals find the ever-changing security measures and street closures just plain maddening.
"For us it's a disaster," said Emma Salomone, co-owner of the Bignet Cafe on Via Genoa, just a few blocks from the Lingotto Oval, the upcoming home of speedskating competition and current site of closed roads and detours.
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