So I know I've been slacking on the blog posts, but I finally have a bit of free time (1 hour in between classes) so I'm going to update about my Italy trip. Which was three weeks ago.
After a very busy weekend with Katerina in town and two days of finals, Melissa, Kat and I finally arrived in Rome. We got a good night's sleep and got up in the morning for a serious day of sightseeing. We went everywhere from the Spanish Steps to McDonalds to the ancient ruins to the Coliseum to the Trevi Fountain. It was a long day but very informative and cheap, thanks to our free walking tours! The next day we headed to the Vatican before we left, which was an amazing site - beautiful and elaborate!
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Street
Forum Ruins
Coliseum
Trevi Fountain
Vatican Walkway
St. Peter's
The main night we spent in Rome was a lot of fun - one of two big party nights we had in Italy. We went on a pub crawl, which I would recommend for anyone visiting Rome. You get to meet people, you get a lot of cheap drinks and you even get a free t-shirt! Of course, many people we met were only visiting Rome and were not actual Italians, but we met some fun Australians and Canadians so it was well worth it!
The three of us with our shirts!
Next stop, Florence. Out of all the cities I have been to while I've been over here, Florence is definitely my favorite. The buildings are beautiful, the city is small enough to manage and the people there are a ton of fun! We also climbed up the Duomo clock tower to get amazing views of the city and the surrounding countryside (which by the way is beautiful - when we were on the train from Rome to Florence we got the most unbelievable views of the Italian countryside)!
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Beautiful Duomo
Tower that we climbed
There it is again...that beast
Triumphant after climbing 414 steps
View from one of the museums
View from tower
Another beautiful view
The day we were in Florence was Melissa's 21st birthday, so obviously we had to go out and enjoy the nightlife. There are a lot of American students studying in Florence, and we had gotten tips from a family friend who studied there last year. We started at a bar called FishPub, where they had 5 shots for 5 euros. It was a lot of fun and they played Miley, so it was all right by me. We also met some cool Argentinians, and got to practice our Spanish speaking abilities. Embarassing. For some reason, we don't have pictures of this night and I'm not sure why.... We ended the night at a different bar that was still a cool atmosphere but not as fun (in my opinion), but I'm still a fan of the Florence nightlife.
I found a picture of us! In our hostel...
The next day we headed to Venice where my camera conveniently stopped working. Luckily, Katerina took pictures of every single bridge we walked over, so I wasn't worried about capturing the sights. The first day in Venice we were lucky enough to go to two of my favorite places in the world (I can say that now): Murano and Burano, the islands off of Venice. Murano is known for its blown glass and Burano is known for its colorful houses and lace products. We also spent a lot of time wandering and getting lost in Venice (well, we got lost everywhere), but we managed to see San Marc's Square and ride boats along the canals. I can't remember where we stayed....must have blocked that out of my memory.
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Melissa and me and the pretty houses of Burano
Katerina and me outside Hotel Pants
So now we get to talk about the best part: FOOD. We ate THE. BEST. FOOD. EVER. I have no idea what was wrong with 11-year-old-me-who-was-in-Italy-but-refused-to-eat-anything-but-bread. I ate amazing carbonara, unbelievable paninis, the best ravioli ever, pesto gnocchi and delicious pizza, to name a few things. We also had tons of gelato and Italian cookies as well as the best Prosecco ever. I was full and happy for the whole time and want to go back already.
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