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Sat, 30 Mar 2013 | By italygirl | Views [212]
Getting here was like a scene from the amazing race. We had a 3 hour delay in Hawaii because our plan needed a part that they didn't have in Kauai so these men came out on this huge motorized ladder looking thing and literally jumped the ... Read more >
Thu, 28 Mar 2013 | By away2travel | Views [858]
The Eternal City
Posted on April 7, 2013 by James
Friday, March 29, 2013 (Good Friday)
After a two hour layover in Qatar we landed in Rome at 6:30 in the morning on Friday, March 29.
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Tags: europe, italy, rome, travel
Wed, 27 Mar 2013 | By wilde1 | Views [333]
The football game between Florentina and Genoa was fun despite the fact that 5 students under one umbrella doesn't offer heaps of protection from the rain. Good group bonding occurred! The final score was 2-2. After the game we went to a local Irish ... Read more >
Sun, 24 Mar 2013 | By swinginggirl | Views [814]
Pompei (the Italian spelling)
On our second full day in Sorrento, we didn’t stay in Sorrento either. Instead we took the little trolley train half an hour to Pompei. Yes, Pompei; the city buried in ash and preserved for 2000 years.... Read more >
Tags: amalfi, drive, pope, positano
Wed, 20 Mar 2013 | By swinginggirl | Views [1543]
Like Anthony Bourdain quotes in my very first entry, it is sometimes difficult to put into words exactly what it is you’re experiencing. Sorrento, and indeed all of what we’ve experienced in Southern Italy, will be just that – something ... Read more >
Tags: capri, funicolare, italy, sfogliatelle, sorrento
Sat, 16 Mar 2013 | By swinginggirl | Views [1180]
This day was our last full day at Casa Gregorio. When we got up for breakfast we all knew that it was coming to an end. Breakfast was, as always, delicious, and consisted of the usual frittatas, fresh melon, croissants, coffee, mystery green juice (which ... Read more >
Tags: arrivederci, casa gregorio, farm restaurant, pizza, shopping, sorrento
Fri, 15 Mar 2013 | By wilde1 | Views [293] | Comments [1]
I am now in Florence living with a lovely older couple and attending language classes each day. My Italian in improving ( as they say... Poco, poco, piano, piano) and I was pleased to not be placed in the beginners class. Classes are small but I expect ... Read more >
Thu, 14 Mar 2013 | By swinginggirl | Views [871]
Day 4 at Casa Gregorio began with a visit to a farm. As we stepped out of the vans we were met with the familiar smell of cow manure blowing on the wet breeze. I don’t mind the smell, it reminds me of being on Erin’s farm when I was young.... Read more >
Tags: casa gregorio, erzinio, farm, gnocchi, pasta, prosciutto
Tue, 12 Mar 2013 | By swinginggirl | Views [699] | Comments [1]
So sorry for the delay, we have been traveling and going to bed early. Where was I? Oh yes! Casa Gregorio day 3.
We left the house early this day and went down to the local market to pick up some items for dinner that night. We also had a chance to ... Read more >
Tags: antipasti, appian way, casa gregorio, fossanova abbey, mozzarella, terracina
Sat, 9 Mar 2013 | By swinginggirl | Photo Gallery
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Sat, 9 Mar 2013 | By swinginggirl | Views [900]
Our first night at Casa Gregorio we went to a pizzeria for dinner. It should have been a sign of things to come when Gregory ordered 12 different kinds of pizza including the best four cheese pizza I’ve ever tasted. There were also types with sausage, ... Read more >
Tags: arpino, casa gregorio, ciociaria, italian food, olive oil, wine
Fri, 8 Mar 2013 | By swinginggirl | Views [1051]
Our last morning in Rome we went to the breakfast that came with our hotel. I sort of wished we’d taken advantage of this breakfast, as it was really good and the cook was very friendly ... Read more >
Tags: castro dei volsci, cats, ciociaria, hilltops, italian food
Thu, 7 Mar 2013 | By wilde1 | Views [343]
After arriving to perfect blue skies and sunshine the first few days, the rain seems to have set in for a while. But it's still around 17 degrees during the day.
tuesday night I went with a small group of other students for an orientation walk around ... Read more >
Mon, 4 Mar 2013 | By swinginggirl | Views [644] | Comments [1]
Hello again! I should mention that although I have only posted til day 2, we have been in Italy nearly 6 days. It takes me a while to write things, and the jet lag has limited my ability to stay awake. Fortunately where we are now is allowing me more ... Read more >
Tags: gelato, rain, sistine chapel, the vatican, trevi fountain
Mon, 4 Mar 2013 | By swinginggirl | Views [671] | Comments [2]
Well here we are! We have been here in Rome for 3 days, and I couldn’t tell you what my first impressions are of this city. Rome feels at once like a disaster of styles and time periods fighting with each other, and then like a crumbling empire ... Read more >
Tags: colosseum, history, pantheon, rome
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