Thanks everybody for the warm reception, and special thanks for those kind words about my work. As RSL said, this seems to be one of the few places where people is still more interested in photography than equipment; probably, that is the main reason why I decided to join.
@Rob C: Well, what I can tell you? I suffer that some tunnels each day! And about our roundabouts... we must be the only country in this world who puts traffic lights to enter roundabouts, traffic lights to exit roundabouts, and traffic lights inside roundabouts. Next time you visit us, I hope you can spend some time visiting the city, where or famous pickpockets compensate for our bad traffic.