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A Weekend in Florence!

Sun, 18 Jan 2015 | By crobbins | Views [503] | Comments [1]

  Well, what a fun filled, exhausting, and beautiful weekend!   On Friday, upon arrival, we walked to our hotel. It was quite the walk with my duffel bag. The curse of this trip. Once we got to our hotel, we unpacked and rested for ... Read more >

Tags: david, duomo, florence, rain, tired, trains

Florence bound!

Fri, 16 Jan 2015 | By crobbins | Views [532] | Comments [1]

Hello from another train! This time we are on our way to Florence!   Yesterday was a crazy day! We woke up, got breakfast, and had to say goodbye to Prins. It was time for him to return to Sri Lanka and his cousin has returned to Rome to take ... Read more >

Tags: florence, friends, jewish ghetto, trains

Unforgettable Moments!

Wed, 14 Jan 2015 | By crobbins | Views [585] | Comments [1]

Well, what a day! I am so tired!   We had to go to class early today, in order for our class to take the bus to the “Oriental Art” Museum. The old man who led our tour last week, Tom, led our tour again today. It was a very strange ... Read more >

Tags: crepes, friends, hilarity, memories, tours, walking

Oh, how the sights still amaze me!

Tue, 13 Jan 2015 | By crobbins | Views [525] | Comments [1]

So last night we worked on our papers until the point of banging our heads on the desk. We were starving as well! Our host siblings were out for part of the evening so we didn’t eat until 9:45! It was good we had stopped at the grocery store for ... Read more >

Tags: leftovers, notes, papers, time flies, tours

Happy Monday!

Mon, 12 Jan 2015 | By crobbins | Views [452] | Comments [1]

Well, another week has begun here in Rome.   On Sunday we slept in, it was glorious! After taking our time getting ready, we headed to the bus stop. And waited, and waited, and waited some more. The #62 just did not want to come. So we took ... Read more >

Tags: family meals, pope francis, research paper, vatican city

Assisi & Perugia

Sat, 10 Jan 2015 | By crobbins | Views [531] | Comments [1]

Today was long day! Ooofda! We woke up very early to get ready for our day. We grabbed some breakfast and headed for the bus stop. We missed the #62 by like 5 seconds, the #60 didn't come, and so we just took the next #62. At least we had left ... Read more >

Tags: assisi, buses, chocolate, perugia

TGIF!

Fri, 9 Jan 2015 | By crobbins | Views [472] | Comments [1]

Well, Happy Friday!   Last night we ate dinner with our family. It started off with a very simple broccoli pasta. Then we had a delicious piece of chicken, with cranberry jam on it, a salad, and finished with fruit and cookies. It is really ... Read more >

Tags: class, homework, pizza, tgif

Walking for miles!

Thu, 8 Jan 2015 | By crobbins | Views [492] | Comments [1]

Well, after not sleeping well last night, you could say that I was less than enthused to have to walk around ALLLL day long. Especially since we had to be to school earlier than normal. But, we did it!   After making it to school in the nick ... Read more >

Tags: laundry, pharmacies, tours, walking

Too Much Pizza & Gelato!

Wed, 7 Jan 2015 | By crobbins | Views [611] | Comments [1]

  Ooofda. I am so pooped!   Last night, we met our class for our cooking class and it was AMAZING! We had to walk about 30 minutes to class, but walking with the whole group makes it go faster. When we arrived, we washed up, and ... Read more >

Tags: art history tour, food, friends, rain, tired, wine tasting

Learning Rome!

Tue, 6 Jan 2015 | By crobbins | Views [506] | Comments [1]

Well howdy, strangers! Sorry it’s been awhile! Life has been busy!   Sunday night we met our class in the lobby of the hotel and ate dinner with them. It was the most Americanized Italian I have had this entire trip. I didn’t appreciate ... Read more >

Tags: classmates, colds, pantheon, pizza, rome

Our Personal Tour Guides!

Sun, 4 Jan 2015 | By crobbins | Views [489] | Comments [1]

Ciao from Rome! And what a wonderful city it is! Upon arrival yesterday, we realized we were at ‘Bin 28’. That means there are 28 platforms. So that meant that we were in a huge train station and didn’t see the McDonald’s ... Read more >

Tags: bernardi, excitement, nice hotels, reunited, rome

Another day of trains…

Sat, 3 Jan 2015 | By crobbins | Views [534] | Comments [1]

Here we are, on another train, yet again. This morning, I tossed and turned for several hours until the alarm went off at 7:00. It’s like my subconscious just wants to remind me “hey, you’re taking a train today, get nervous!”... Read more >

Tags: backpacks, friends, pisa, rome, trains

Making a home in Cinque Terre!

Fri, 2 Jan 2015 | By crobbins | Views [516] | Comments [1]

 Well folks, what an adventure Cinque Terre has been! I absolutely love it here!   Our train rides yesterday were eventful. We took a train from Venice to Florence, grabbed a bite to eat, and then hopped on the next train. However, going ... Read more >

Tags: cinque terre, hiking, limoncello, new friends, stairs

Happy New Year!

Thu, 1 Jan 2015 | By crobbins | Views [486] | Comments [2]

Happy New Year!   Well, welcome 2015! How crazy is it that I rang in 2014 in Ecuador and 2015 in Italy! Who knows where I’ll be next year!   Yesterday, Natalie and I spent the morning trying to relax and organize a bit. We ... Read more >

Tags: happy new year, trains, water taxis

24 hours of travel, but well worth the wait!

Tue, 30 Dec 2014 | By crobbins | Views [495] | Comments [1]

December 30, 2014  Well, Here I am, in Venice!!! And what a whirlwind it has been! Sunday night Natalie arrived and we didn’t get much sleep because we were repacking my suitcase and just too excited to sleep! Monday morning we headed ... Read more >

Tags: adventure, jetlag, language barrier, pizza, public transportation, venice, weather

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