Our flight from Brussels was in the afternoon so we didn’t arrive to Rome until that evening and after an hour train ride to the city center we were already pushing 8:00. Our hotel was about a 45 minute walk from the Termini train station, so we were able to experience the eternal city at…
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Day Nine: Verona (Boobs!), Pasta and Milan!
“We travel, initially, to lose ourselves; and we travel, next to find ourselves” -Pico Iyer Not a good start to the day. At seven this morning, we had to make sure our bags were in the lobby in our hotel so the porters had enough time to get our bags to the boat prior to…
Day Five: Vino, Castles and Skylines…Oh My!
“Travel, in the younger sort, is a part of education; in the elder, a part of experience” -Francis Bacon I don’t know if everybody reading this is aware that Italy kinda has a big wine industry which most of us were really excited about. In the morning after breakfast our guide, Antonella Mori, met us…
Day Three: Pens, Architecture and David
“Perhaps travel cannot prevent bigotry, but by demonstrating that all peoples cry, laugh, eat, worry, and die, it can introduce the idea that if we try and understand each other, we may even become friends.” -Maya Angelou I could never fully articulate the irrational and uncontrollable hatred I have for mornings. They really sneak up…
