Mar 15, 2010 - Olive oil and cooking school

Got up and went to breakfast after a delightful shower and a long sleep after the trip over.Got up and went to breakfast after a delightful shower and a long sleep after the trip over....

Mar 14, 2010 - Arriving in Florance and getting out to Tuscany

On the plane forever today, we finally arrived in Rome.On the plane forever today, we finally arrived in Rome....

Mar 1, 2010 - Venice-Carnival!

The train ride to Venice was only about 4 hours. ... We then ventured out to see Venice and Carnival. ... We woke him up and he told us that he fell in the water in Venice. ... We put our stuff in the train station so we wouldn’t have to carry it around and set off to see Venice. ...

Mar 1, 2010 - Tuscany, Italy

What a delightful weekend! Six of us (Jamie, Brett, Kate, Kayla, Melanie, and myself) headed to Florence for the weekend at 1:48 on Friday afternoon after our Italian final. ... *cough*nakamoto*cough*) We got into sunny Florence around 5pm and headed to our hostel Archi Rossi. ... A ton of Americans study abroad in Florence and the surrounding areas so we heard a great deal of English throughout the weekend. ... Oh well! So, Saturday morning we all woke up, ate our delicious free breakfast, and headed out for the day! The others had never been to Florence before so they were spent their weekend doing the typical things that every tourist visiting Florence should do. ... I, on-the-other-hand, had already been to Florence, and Pisa, and Siena, and decided I wanted to spend my weekend wandering in the hill towns of Tuscany tasting wine and olive oil and shopping for leather. ...

Feb 28, 2010 - London!

London was not on my list of cities I wanted to visit, however I am more than happy I went this past weekend.London was not on my list of cities I wanted to visit, however I am more than happy I went this past weekend....

Feb 17, 2010 - When in Rome!

The train ride to Rome was gorgeous. ... Thankfully, we figured out a way to get to Rome, it was just a little out of the way and unplanned. ... We had a delay in a town outside of Nice for a few hours so the group decided to get a few bottles of wine and hang out so we could fall asleep on the overnight train to Rome. ... When we finally got to Rome at 5 AM, we were so tired and looking forward to getting to our hostel and falling asleep. ... Bearing the bad news, one of the workers let us leave our luggage and off we were to explore Rome. ...

Feb 15, 2010 - The Vatican

After arriving at the hotel and getting checked in, we all met up and headed out for an explore. Although it was raining, our spirits weren't dampened and we headed through the streets of Rome toward Vatican City. ... The Vatican was breath taking - even in the rain and the dark.After arriving at the hotel and getting checked in, we all met up and headed out for an explore. Although it was raining, our spirits weren't dampened and we headed through the streets of Rome toward Vatican City. ... The Vatican was breath taking - even in the rain and the dark....

Feb 15, 2010 - On the way!

During the early hours of a foggy Monday morning, the intrepid travellers met at the appointed place. Everyone collected their luggage and we got onto the bus to take us to Rome – a considerably smoother journey. ...

Feb 14, 2010 - Venice, Italy

What in the world? We thought it would be warmed than Scotland and Ireland? After grabbing pizza for lunch we took the train to Venice. ... Due to the holiday, everything in and around Venice was packed so we were all split up in various hotels and hostels in the area. ... Melanie and I took the train on in to Venice and were in awe as soon as we stepped off the train. ... We needed to figure out when and how we were going to get back to castelfranco, which is about a 45 minute to an hour train ride outside of Venice. ... We wish we could have stayed and chatted with the whole family longer, but we had to move on to Venice and they had a busy weekend as well. ...

Feb 12, 2010 - Venice, Italy (Week Long Break)

Our train to Venice was beautiful because the sun was actually shining compared to either snow or rain! When we got to Venice, it was packed! People were everywhere, all around the streets, getting their faces painted and wearing costumes, celebrating Carnevale. ... We found our hostel after getting lost a couple of times because all Venice is alleyways and bridges. ... We woke him up and we discovered that Scott had fallen into a canal of water in Venice. ... On our walk there it was herding cattle, barely anyone could move because everyone in Venice was headed to San Marco Square. ...

Feb 9, 2010 - Rome, Italy (Week Long Break)

And we were off to Rome! We ended up having to take different trains, had a long layover in a town called Ventimiglia, and then taking a night train from Genova to Rome. ... We finally got into our reserved seats and with the door not locking we made a lock with Meredith’s bike lock! We knew we weren’t going to sleep that well, but we finally made it to Rome after traveling for almost 24 hours. ... We got to Rome around 6 a. ... After we dropped our stuff off at our new hostel just down the street, we decided to go shopping down the famous shopping strip in Rome. ... While we were walking, the Carnevale Parade of Rome came down the street and blew confetti in our faces, which was hilarious. ...

Feb 7, 2010 - Conquering the Alps

Snowboarding will never be the same in my eyes after my ski trip today to Mount San Bernadino.Snowboarding will never be the same in my eyes after my ski trip today to Mount San Bernadino....