Trip: Italian Adventure
There are [75] stories from my trip: Italian Adventure
ITALY | Saturday, 14 Apr 2007 | Views [382]
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
ITALY | Friday, 13 Apr 2007 | Views [474]
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
ITALY | Thursday, 12 Apr 2007 | Views [400]
Today we finally got back into
our walking routine. I woke up really late and just ate half a bowl of cereal
before changing and going to school. I even forgot to go pee because I was so
late and flustered! I didn’t feel good at all and thought ... Read more >
Tags: Food & eating
ITALY | Wednesday, 11 Apr 2007 | Views [327]
Today we went to Boboli
Gardens after school. We came home
and had lunch and I had the most satisfying meal of my whole trip. I got
chicken, bacon and tortillas at the supermarket so I had a
chicken-bacon-cheese-lettuce wrap and it was AMAZING! ... Read more >
Tags: The Great Outdoors
ITALY | Tuesday, 10 Apr 2007 | Views [478]
So apparently, last night, we
were louder than we thought with the boys, drinking and music because this
morning around 7:30, our neighbors
above us started to stomp around and ring our doorbell. The rubble from Morgan
and Alexia’s ceiling even ... Read more >
Tags: Laughter
ITALY | Monday, 9 Apr 2007 | Views [295]
We didn’t have school today
because it was “Little Easter” which for Florentines means a day to party. We
woke up around noon and just hung out
at home. Morgan, Kristi and I went to Moyo/Internet Point to upload picture but
stupid facebook hates ... Read more >
Tags: Misadventures
ITALY | Sunday, 8 Apr 2007 | Views [600]
Today we woke up late again and Morgan and I
went down by the Arno to lay out. We walked all the way down on our side
and then crossed over and found this really weird market with African and
Native American looking stuff and people. We found ... Read more >
Tags: Laughter
ITALY | Saturday, 7 Apr 2007 | Views [523]
Today we were going to go to Milan
(again, right?) but we decided to go to the outlet mall so that we could sleep
in for as long as we wanted to. I woke up around 11:30
and we decided to leave for the outlet mall shortly after that. Katie and
Crystal ... Read more >
Tags: Adventures
ITALY | Friday, 6 Apr 2007 | Views [469]
Today I woke up around 11:45 and had breakfast. We decided to just
lay around all day so that we would feel like going out at night. Morgan and I
went to the internet café for about an hour around 2 and then we all met Chiara
at Palazzo Pitti ... Read more >
Tags: Party time
ITALY | Thursday, 5 Apr 2007 | Views [955]
Today we were going to go to Milan
after school but we decided to go tomorrow. After school, we just walked toward
the city to look for the place to sign up for cooking classes. Alexia and
Kristi decided they were the only ones who were going ... Read more >
Tags: Food & eating
ITALY | Wednesday, 4 Apr 2007 | Views [392]
Today we finally went shopping
AND bought stuff! Katie, Morgan and I came home after school to drop our things
off and then we went out to the pig market. I think it is called Mercato Nuovo,
but we usually just refer to it as the pig market. There ... Read more >
Tags: Shopping
ITALY | Tuesday, 3 Apr 2007 | Views [386]
Today was our first day of class!
We met Chiara at the bus stop and went to the school. Most of us are in the
beginner’s elementary class. Our teacher’s name is Paola and she is really
nice. She speaks only in Italian but we still understand her ... Read more >
Tags: Adventures
ITALY | Monday, 2 Apr 2007 | Views [352]
Today we had to be at the bus
stop around 8:20 to meet Chiara. We
got there around 8:15 and took a bus
to our school. The buses are driven crazily here and we were sliding around all
over the seats! However, we have a bus pass so we will be able to ... Read more >
Tags: Adventures
ITALY | Sunday, 1 Apr 2007 | Views [377]
Today was our first official day
in Florence! We woke up and had
breakfast at our hotel, Hotel Bocaccio. The croissant was good, but extremely
sweet and the cereal tasted like cereal at home. After breakfast, Morgan and I
went back to take a nap ... Read more >
Tags: Adventures
ITALY | Friday, 30 Mar 2007 | Views [1358]
I finally arrived in Florence
today! After over 24 hours of traveling, I made it safely from
Cincinnati-Toronto-Milan-Florence. Once in Florence,
I had to get a taxi by myself to go to the airport. I was a little worried
about whether or not the ... Read more >
Tags: On the Road
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