Planning and Party
Date: 2006.09.14
Planning and Party
This week has flown by. It is only the second week of class, but I feel like I am getting into the rhythm of things. The same group that went to Rome (Zena, McKenzie, Ashley and I) were going to try to go on a bus tour to the Amalfi Coast and Pompeii, but the forecast says it will ran so we changed our plans. Instead we are going to Milan and then Venice...The other day I practically went insane. Here are some pictures of the apartment...
Poor us, right? We leave from the train station tomorrow at 8am for Milan. On the way back from Venice we have to switch trains, but at least we already have our tickets. It is so expensive to travel by train!! Much cheaper to travel by plane because there are so many discount airlines.
The other day I practically went insane. McKenzie and I were on the computers here at the school for about 6 and a half hours trying to plan out weekend trips in advance. Our luck was nonexistent. We have learned the hard way that it is better to plan in advance for trips. When I say in advance, I mean 2 or 3 months in advance. Flights are cheaper and hostels and hotels are available. Ashley and Zena joined us at the end for a couple hours and we did finally have some plans to show for it. We have trips to Dublin, London, Barcelona, and I am about to book a flight to Amsterdam and Paris for myself. We have a week break in October so we need to decide if we want to get train passes or if we want to go on a mediterranean cruise to Spain, Malta and Sicily. We still have to book Greece too. I will think about that later. I was on the computers so long the other day that I seriously staring going crazy. It was not a pretty sight.
We have all been recovering since the craziness in Rome. On Tuesday night Zena and I threw a big dinner party in our small 4-person apartment. That was the day we had been on the computers forever so we barely had time to go grab some spaghetti and ingredients to make supper. We had about 13 people over at about 9 (when they eat in Italy) and we just talked. We made spaghetti with meatsauce and Zena and Paul made a couple appertivos. A couple people brought champagne too. It was a really fun night with all our friends that we have met here.
Last night we went to get our tickets at Santa Maria Novella for the trains this weekend. Afterwards Zena and I met Amber and Regan at an Appertivo bar at about 9. It is a bar that has been advertised in our student packets called the Piano Bar. It is by one of the bridges down from Ponte Vecchio. It was one of my favorite experiences so far. They give you popcorn (who would have thought you could find it in Italy) and serve 4 euro drinks every Monday and Wednesday night. The drinks are amazing. They are very large and have every type of fruit you can think of put on the rim of the glass. We will definately go back soon. Anyway, I am excited about this weekend even thought I know it will be crazy and rainy. I cant wait for Venice!
Planning and Party
This week has flown by. It is only the second week of class, but I feel like I am getting into the rhythm of things. The same group that went to Rome (Zena, McKenzie, Ashley and I) were going to try to go on a bus tour to the Amalfi Coast and Pompeii, but the forecast says it will ran so we changed our plans. Instead we are going to Milan and then Venice...The other day I practically went insane. Here are some pictures of the apartment...
Poor us, right? We leave from the train station tomorrow at 8am for Milan. On the way back from Venice we have to switch trains, but at least we already have our tickets. It is so expensive to travel by train!! Much cheaper to travel by plane because there are so many discount airlines.
The other day I practically went insane. McKenzie and I were on the computers here at the school for about 6 and a half hours trying to plan out weekend trips in advance. Our luck was nonexistent. We have learned the hard way that it is better to plan in advance for trips. When I say in advance, I mean 2 or 3 months in advance. Flights are cheaper and hostels and hotels are available. Ashley and Zena joined us at the end for a couple hours and we did finally have some plans to show for it. We have trips to Dublin, London, Barcelona, and I am about to book a flight to Amsterdam and Paris for myself. We have a week break in October so we need to decide if we want to get train passes or if we want to go on a mediterranean cruise to Spain, Malta and Sicily. We still have to book Greece too. I will think about that later. I was on the computers so long the other day that I seriously staring going crazy. It was not a pretty sight.
We have all been recovering since the craziness in Rome. On Tuesday night Zena and I threw a big dinner party in our small 4-person apartment. That was the day we had been on the computers forever so we barely had time to go grab some spaghetti and ingredients to make supper. We had about 13 people over at about 9 (when they eat in Italy) and we just talked. We made spaghetti with meatsauce and Zena and Paul made a couple appertivos. A couple people brought champagne too. It was a really fun night with all our friends that we have met here.
Last night we went to get our tickets at Santa Maria Novella for the trains this weekend. Afterwards Zena and I met Amber and Regan at an Appertivo bar at about 9. It is a bar that has been advertised in our student packets called the Piano Bar. It is by one of the bridges down from Ponte Vecchio. It was one of my favorite experiences so far. They give you popcorn (who would have thought you could find it in Italy) and serve 4 euro drinks every Monday and Wednesday night. The drinks are amazing. They are very large and have every type of fruit you can think of put on the rim of the glass. We will definately go back soon. Anyway, I am excited about this weekend even thought I know it will be crazy and rainy. I cant wait for Venice!
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