International Adventures
Tags: Ancient Rome, Coliseum, Italy, mass with Pope, Palatine Hill, Pope Benedict XVI, Rome, spaghetti carbonara, Spanish Steps, study abroad, the Forum, travel, Trebi Fountain
November 3, 2009
Saturday was a jammed pack day. The first monument I visited was the Coliseum. Some costumed centurions wanted me to take a picture to them and pay them a tip, but I refused. They asked why I was crying which was strange because I was in a good mood and not crying. I went inside [...]
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International Adventures
Tags: art, Baroque, Italy, modern pilgrimage, pantheon, pizza, Roman Catholic Church, Rome, St. Peter's Basillica, study abroad, Sxipper, travel, UC Rome, Vatican
November 3, 2009
Tuesday were Wednesday were spent primarily studying for midterms. On Thursday morningĀ I began my four day trip to Rome.
The train ride was smooth until the train broke down in Bologna. It ended up causing a delay of about thirty minutes. On the way to Rome, and old Italian lady sitting across from me randomly [...]
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International Adventures
Tags: Cinque Terre, Elba, Eurail pass, Florence, Genoa, Italy, Lake Como, Lucca, Napoleon, Pisa, poll, Rome, Siena, study abroad, train, travel, tuscany, vote now
September 24, 2009
Today was an ordinary day an went to class. When I booked my train reservation to Rimini tomorrow to go visit the beach town of Rimini and city state of San Marino, I decided to save some money and will be coming back on the same day. As a result, I now have an extra [...]
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