Destination: Italy

Weekend in Pompeii

Wed, 14 Feb 2007 | By wini0017 | Views [1370]

Sorry I haven’t written in a while. This past week with traveling and homework has been pretty busy. I was in the Naples area this past weekend visiting the ruins of Pompeii, the town of Vico Equense (on the Amalfi Coast), and the Palace of Caserta ... Read more >

Tags: Adventures

Gallery: Italy

Thu, 8 Feb 2007 | By ryanb311 | Photo Gallery

Gallery: Top of the Duomo and others...

Wed, 7 Feb 2007 | By wini0017 | Photo Gallery

Running through Florence

Wed, 7 Feb 2007 | By wini0017 | Views [772]

Ciao! Well this weekend was pretty low key compared to last weekend. It started out with going for my first run since I’ve been in Florence. I ran along the edge of the Arno River which is about 3 blocks from my apartment. I ran farther than I’ve ... Read more >

Tags: Relaxation

Pisa

Tue, 6 Feb 2007 | By ryanb311 | Views [461]

     We arrived in Pisa on Monday night around 9pm, we got a hotel and hit the city. Pisa is not worth the journey unless you go up the Leaning Tower. That night we walked around and couldn't find anything to do, the sights were ok, and the tower was ... Read more >

Tags: Sightseeing

Siena

Mon, 5 Feb 2007 | By ryanb311 | Views [362]

     We left Florence the next afternoon, arriving in Siena around 1:30pm. From the train station we walked into the city, it was about a 30 minute walk because we took our time. As we walked into the city comments such as "you speak good english"... Read more >

Tags: Sightseeing

Florence

Sat, 3 Feb 2007 | By ryanb311 | Views [441]

First time in Italy !! The journey started in Alicante like usual and flew out of Valencia. We arrived in the Pisa airport and imidiately took a bus to Florence. We enjoyed a small corner store and met some new friends before we wondered the city ... Read more >

Tags: Party time

Gallery: Siena and San Gimignano

Wed, 31 Jan 2007 | By wini0017 | Photo Gallery

Pisa, Siena, & San Gimignano

Wed, 31 Jan 2007 | By wini0017 | Views [1170]

Well, a lot has happened since I last wrote. School has really started to pick up and I feel like there just aren’t enough hours in the day, or I guess hours with free internet access to keep up with everything. As you can probably see from my last ... Read more >

Tags: Misadventures

Gallery: Bologna

Thu, 25 Jan 2007 | By sally | Photo Gallery

Gallery: Pistoia, Pisa, and Weekend with Jen!

Tue, 23 Jan 2007 | By wini0017 | Photo Gallery

Si parte.

Mon, 22 Jan 2007 | By tedeschini | Views [702]

Non sappiamo se lo useremo veramente, ma questo blog è l'ideale per comunicare agli amici e ai parenti rimasti a casa quello che andremo facendo in India. Sono quasi le cinque del pomeriggio di lunedì 22, tra un'oretta ci metteremo in moto: trenino per ... Read more >

Tags: planes trains & automobiles

If you are bored ask Ebony for a game of FORENSIC DETECTIVE

Sun, 21 Jan 2007 | By gentlesue | Views [1902] | Comments [12]

Hello Everyone, We have been gone for 2 weeks and have 1 week left or there abouts. The further along in the trip we go the quicker everything seems to whiz by. Amsterdam lasted forever and Rome just whizzed by. SO far we have stayed in Amsterdam, ... Read more >

Tags: planes trains & automobiles

Gallery: Florence and orientation

Tue, 16 Jan 2007 | By wini0017 | Photo Gallery

In Florence and orientation

Sun, 14 Jan 2007 | By wini0017 | Views [1003] | Comments [1]

Sorry to cut it so short last time, I haven’t really been able to tell you all about my time in Florence yet, so now that my orientation is over I have time to sit down and tell you about it. The last few days have been unbelievable. I’ve had a fun time ... Read more >

Tags: Adventures