Venice!! it seems like forever ago but it was just 2 weeks ago. we went as a class to a town about an hour away from Venice called Revenna which is known for its mosaics. We got a tour of a freezing cold church then saw the mosaics but we were too excited for Venice to focus. Then there was a series of trains to get us all to Venice. What an adventure. We were so excited to be on a train, in Europe that we were taking pics being roady, etc. About 10 minutes later we were all asleep. Thanks to Matt our trusty professor we made it to Venice late Friday night. After the water bus down the grand cannel we got off at our stop with Matt in the lead with his red umbrella guiding us through the night. A few wrong turns later, and right behind the Burger King, we found our 4 start HOTEL!! nice. Saturday a few of us got a personal tour of Venice from Tom, our Euro Culture and Society teacher. We saw 2 art museums, one being the Peggy Guggenheim museum with Picassos, and Pollacks and tons more modern artists. Then we were super touristy and rode a gondola!! We ate a super fancy dinner and shopped. That was Venice in a nutshell. pictures coming soon!
Cinque Terre!! it means 5 cities, they are all on the water and most are beach towns, and they are all fishing towns. in the summer they are full of tourists because its the italian riviera. but in the winter its DEAD! all the hiking paths were closed due to the rain and rock fall so we went from town to town and explored. we rented an apartment which was built right into the mountain side and had a view of the whole city and the ocean. our first night there we went to the one restaurant open in our city and were welcomed in like family. the waiter hovered and brought us everything we wanted and more. it was the italian mom and pop place you see in movies but it was a blast! we met the whole family and came back for 2 breakfasts and another dinner! we had a relaxing weekend strolling on the beach, eating sea food and drinking the local wine. it was just what we needed before our western civ midterm. we also met some lovely couples at the bar, next to our favorite restaurant, all americans. we drank some wine and told stories about where we were from and one couple, in their 30s came back to our balcony to see our crazy amazing view. they reminisced about their college days and we took silly group pictures. what a night. the next day we went to the only hike open which was the lovers walk...through a bunch of graffiti covered tunnels, not so romantic. but the views were amazing. sadly, we had to catch our train and leave paradise. i'm kinda glad we went in the off season, because we got to explore with out the loud tourists and everything seemed much more intimate and relaxed. it was a great weekend trip.
ok Rome..im really tired. ill tell you about Rome when i post all the pics. to sum it up. it was sweeet! saw the vatican, sistine chapel, climbed the dome, saw the forum and the colloseum etc! it rained...all weekend. yuk.
tomorrow: SOCCER GAME!!
again, sorry about the lack of posts! ill try to be better :)
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