Destination: Italy

On our way to La Isola d'Elba

Fri, 8 Jun 2007 | By gauriw | Views [456]

Today after school we met Chiara at the station to go to Elba . We took the train to Pisa and then switched to get to Piombino. From Piombino we took a 1 hour ferry to the island. After hiking up a hill, we finally got to our hotel and ... Read more >

Tags: On the Road

Monsoon!

Thu, 7 Jun 2007 | By gauriw | Views [544]

Today we had a monsoon outside. Morgan’s friend Natalie got here and we were going to go walk around but because of the monsoon, we couldn’t! We ended up just getting pizza from the place down the street and going to bed early!

Tags: The Great Outdoors

Leaning towers and 3 bottles of wine later...

Wed, 6 Jun 2007 | By gauriw | Views [395]

Today we went to Pisa to see the Leaning Tower (or town according to the guide). The tower is a lot smaller than I thought it would be but Pisa has some cool history and its pretty amusing because everything in Pisa is leaning, not ... Read more >

Tags: Sightseeing

Being a wine-o and Ohio boys

Tue, 5 Jun 2007 | By gauriw | Views [366]

Today after school we went to a vigneto near San Gimagiano for a wine tasting! I have never done a real wine tasting ever so it was amazing to actually have the real thing in Italy ! The guy who did the tasting for us was named Luigi and ... Read more >

Tags: Culture

Gallery: Italy

Mon, 4 Jun 2007 | By largeone | Photo Gallery

The Miracle of St Peters

Thu, 31 May 2007 | By largeone | Views [1143]

It is said that by standing in the afternoon sunlight shed from the dome aloft of St Peters Cathederal, ones sins can be forgiven.  However don't bask in it for two long as the complex concave curvature of the stainglass window intensifies the sun passing ... Read more >

Tags: Culture

Let's Talk!

Wed, 30 May 2007 | By gauriw | Views [398]

I didn’t go to school today because I was so tired from working so late but around 1, we met our teacher and her friend for pranzo and to have a conversation exchange. We went to this place to get sandwiches and they were really good because ... Read more >

Tags: People

Working Girls

Tue, 29 May 2007 | By gauriw | Views [505]

Today Katie and I flyered for two hours and then got free burgers. After dinner, we came home and got ready to go back to work at 10. When we got back to Red Garter, Bertie had already signed up 10 teams and it wasn’t even 10 yet. Fabio and Andrea ... Read more >

Tags: Work

washing day today

Sun, 27 May 2007 | By missy83 | Views [822]

Hello all, currently in washing my clothes, and they have internet so that’s a bonus! Still in Rome, and feet are very sore today, it has been too hot to wear sneakers so I have been wearing the old thongs, as good as they are I have massive blisters ... Read more >

Tags: Food & eating

OH FIORENTINA! DAI DAI DAI!

Sun, 27 May 2007 | By gauriw | Views [867]

Today has been by far my favorite day in Italy because of how sports crazy I am. Morgan, Katie and I went to a Florence football match today. It was definitely my favorite thing I have done just because it was so exciting! We had really ... Read more >

Tags: Adrenaline

Beach Babes

Sat, 26 May 2007 | By gauriw | Views [550]

Today Morgan, Katie and I went to Viareggio which is a beach about 1 hour from Florence . We got kind of lost on the way because we forgot to switch trains in Pisa but we finally made it to the beach around 3. It also figures that ... Read more >

Tags: Beaches & sunshine

Gallery: Missy in Genova/Italy

Sat, 26 May 2007 | By missy83 | Photo Gallery

Gallery: Missy in Noli/Italy

Sat, 26 May 2007 | By missy83 | Photo Gallery

Fun? Sober?

Fri, 25 May 2007 | By gauriw | Views [499]

I went to school by myself today because everyone else was a little bit too hungover and Morgan and Katie didn’t have school. We learned the future tense which isn’t as hard as I thought it would be! After school I took a really long nap which ... Read more >

Tags: I should have known better!

Gallery: Missy in rome

Fri, 25 May 2007 | By missy83 | Photo Gallery