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Sat, 21 Apr 2007 | By gauriw | Views [404]
Today we woke up feeling as well
rested as we could have after a night of drinking, but ready to walk. We
decided to take the ferry to Riomaggiore and check at the hostel if they had a
room available for Saturday night. The ferry ride was amazing.... Read more >
Tags: Adventures
Fri, 20 Apr 2007 | By gauriw | Views [319]
Today we left for Cinque Terre. I
didn’t end up going to school because I wanted a personal sleep in day in
preparation for the beach. After we ate lunch, we headed to the station around
1 because our train left at 1:30.
Before getting on the ... Read more >
Tags: On the Road
Thu, 19 Apr 2007 | By gauriw | Views [330]
Today we went to the San
Lorenzo market. It is a huge market that just goes all the way
down for about 3 blocks. I bought a Murano glass ring which was so expensive
(for a ring, 11 euro!) but it is beautiful and I am in love with it. I also
FINALLY ... Read more >
Tags: Shopping
Wed, 18 Apr 2007 | By wini0017 | Photo Gallery
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Wed, 18 Apr 2007 | By adventuregirl | Views [733]
I arrived in Rome today, I have already had good experiences. After my disaster in Granada with the cab I decided I was going to take public transportation although it is sometimes complicated. I arrived at the train station where I had to take the metro ... Read more >
Tags: Adventures
Wed, 18 Apr 2007 | By gauriw | Views [489]
I BROKE THE NUTELLA. Morgan and I
bought a huge jar of Nutella at the grocery store to share and when I was
trying to put it back in the cabinet, it fell and broke. Morgan was already in
her room preparing for our naps and it broke and I was just ... Read more >
Tags: I should have known better!
Tue, 17 Apr 2007 | By dartagnan | Views [836] | Comments [1]
It's a known fact that Florence houses one of the best museums in the world, the Uffizi. My guidebook said that Uffizi has the largest collection of Renaissance art in the world. Well, obviously. I would be disappointed if it had at least one artwork ... Read more >
Tags: arts, birth of venus, boticelli, culture, david, florence, italy, museo de accademia, museum, uffizi
Tue, 17 Apr 2007 | By gauriw | Views [339]
Today we didn’t do too much
during the day, just took naps after school. We went to a Mexican restaurant
called Tijiuana around 8 with Chiara and some of the other girls from the other
group. The food was really good but it was kind of annoying ... Read more >
Tags: Friends
Mon, 16 Apr 2007 | By dartagnan | Views [2579] | Comments [2]
I was a boy scout with a mission when I woke up on my second day in Florence. I will go where few Filipinos have ventured before. I will go to a little obscure town named Montevarchi. All for the one thing we mortals cannot resist to do when we travel, ... Read more >
Tags: cab, italy, montevarchi, outlet, prada, shopping, taxi
Mon, 16 Apr 2007 | By gauriw | Views [482]
Today we went grocery shopping
after school. Morgan bought some cheese balls and when we were walking back to the
bus stop, they fell out of her bag as we were crossing the street and she had
to kick them to the curb to avoid having them get run ... Read more >
Tags: Laughter
Sun, 15 Apr 2007 | By dartagnan | Views [737]
Goodbye Rome as I checked out of my hotel, took a cab to Termini and rode the train to Florence. Florence was the first stop to this train ride that actually would go to Milan. Like all my train rides in Italy, this was also a non event, except that ... Read more >
Tags: culture, david, duomo, florence, italy, ponte vecchio, rome, sightseeing, train, trattoria
Sat, 14 Apr 2007 | By dartagnan | Views [792]
I really thought long and hard on how to spend my last full day in Rome. I have seen all the major tourist traps and I wanted none of it anymore. So I decided to catch a train to Pisa. So off to Termini I went, bought myself a ticket and waited for ... Read more >
Tags: italy, leaning tower, pisa, termini, train
Sat, 14 Apr 2007 | By gauriw | Views [421]
Today we went to Sienna for a
daytrip. We saw a preggers dog waiting for the bus and it was the cutest thing
ever. The town is beautiful but there isn’t really much there. Our tour guide
told us the coolest things about Sienna though. The town ... Read more >
Tags: Adventures
Fri, 13 Apr 2007 | By dartagnan | Views [745]
I heard people who have been there say that nothing can prepare you for the Vatican. Yet still I had to come prepared for it. I arrived at exactly 8 am only to be greeted by a long, long, lone line of people who were ahead of me. The line snaked ... Read more >
Tags: churches, rome, sistine chapel, vatican
Fri, 13 Apr 2007 | By gauriw | Views [501]
Today was a great day! After
school, we went with Chiara to the place to get friends to do our exchanges
with. People who are here write their names, what their nationality is, and
what languages they speak and want to improve. They are all put ... Read more >
Tags: Friends
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