So if this post were to be detailed, it would be a book and I would get zero of my homework done before my parents arrive tomorrow, so it's going to be short and sweet.
Italy was AWESOME! I started in Venice for the 1st two days by myself and just roamed around. There aren't any streets with cars, just canals with boats and then pedestrian walkways. It is absolutely beautiful! Unfortunately there was no romantic gondola ride seeing as I was by myself and it costs 100 Euro. Thats more than I spent taking the train there and back, plus housing and food! But I watched plenty other people do it!
Then I went to Milan to meet up with Ben and his friend from Lancaster (whose actually from Minnesota) Jordan. We only spent about 24 hours in Milan, and saw pretty much all there is to see unless you're into shopping. We climbed to the top of the Duomo (4th largest cathedral in the world, the largest gothic style one), ate some pizza, and walked down the famous shopping streets. Nothing was purchased, we would have had to sell our soul if we wanted anything. We had a late afternoon flight to Naples and didn't see too much of Naples (our hostel was outside of the city). Instead we headed for Pompeii (INCREDIBLE-go if you have the choice, I actually want to go back, 4 hours wasn't enough) and Sorrento (limoncello up the wazoo, it was beautiful too).
Finally we ended our time in Rome which words cannot even describe, except: HUGE! Here's a list of things we saw/did:
Colosseum
Roman Forum/Palantine Hill
Pantheon
St. Peter's Bascilica (no pope spotting)
Vatican Museum
Sistian Chapel
Spanish Steps
A bunch of plazas
Catacombs (not the intense ones, the free ones, naturally)
A Giant park that I don't know the name of but was awesome
Tons of other monuments/ruins while walking around
Overall it was an awesome trip and there's some funny stories to be told, but maybe just the "funny if you were there" type stories.
I came back on Saturday at around 2:30pm and immediately headed out for the streets to catch one of the famous parades. Mission successful and saw La Trinidad (which has 3 floats) and have boat loads of pictures. I had agreed to follow around Andre, my english student the following "morning" because he was a Nazareno (bascially looks like the KKK people). We met up at 3am and while he was in the "parade" I walked with his dad and sister for about.... 7 hours and then came back and crashed! I have tons of pictures and videos and stuff so I'll be sure to explain the whole process, it's really quite fascinating!
Now I'm off to try and read two books and write a paper before my parents get here tomorrow morning. There will definately be a siesta in the midst of all that too. Only a month left, YIKES!
Miss and Love everyone,
Erin
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Hi ya Erin! I know that your folks are with you right now and I hope that you're having a great visit together. Please tell them that I said hello! This latest blog sounds wonderful and I'm so glad that you're relishing your semester abroad. I have to tell you that I was relieved to hear that you survived your Italy trip after reading and hearing about the earthquake. News from back home.... BU vs Miami-OH for the "Frozen Four Championship" - BU Down 3-1 with 3:32 to go, they pull the goalie and Zach Cohen puts in a backhand to make it 3-2 - then, with just 17.4 seconds to go, Hobey Baker sets up our favorite hockey player, Nick Bonino, who puts it in for the tie!!! BU goes on to win in OT and it was one of the most exciting hockey games I've ever seen (just like that State Final in 2005!). Other news... Churchy's team is now 16-6 on the season with a lot of softball left to play - GO WARRIORS!!! Travis has finally been discovered by the UConn LAX coach and he's getting some decent playing time - they have a game vs. UNH tomorrow. Lastly - HAPPY EASTER to you Zuko! Continue having fun and soaking it all in, and I'm SO looking forward to seeing your pics and videos when you get back. MUCH LOVE - MRS. CHURCH
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