We had dinner at a tiny Trattoria, where the waiter only spoke Italian, which was good for me to practice! I had the biggest bowl of pesto pasta ever, alex had fetuccini with seafood. And we had bruschetta. Food in Rome has never amazed me, Alex says the same. But I know food in Flo is amazing. We both cant wait to get to Florence tomorrow! We had a good time in rome but are taking the first train out!
Buona notte!
Saturday, June 16, 2007
Amiamo I'Italia
Last night we went to see Oceans 13!!! Its actually fun to watch it with Italian subtitles and it was so relaxing to not be walking all over the place. We loved it!
Today was another long walking day in Rome. We went to the Vatican and the line to get into the Museum was incredibly long, but it moved really fast. For anyone that has been there, you know when you get inside you have to walk through the museum, without stopping for another 45 minutes until you reach the Sistine Chapel! Though once you get there it is so worth it. It's hard not to stand in awe forever!!!
We then went to St Peters and had amazing Gellati at Old Bridge Gellateria (tip from a friend who studied in Rome for a year, grazie!) We walked down the river and to the Bocca della Vertia! (mouth of truth) and took pictures in front of it with our hands inside the mouth like Audrey Hepburn.
IT's too bad these computers wont hook up to our cameras, but tomorrow we take the train to Firenze!! And stay at my old pensione. It will be a trip for sure.
Hope you guys are enjoying reading our travels!
Now we are off for a big bowl of pasta and some more gellati!!!
Today was another long walking day in Rome. We went to the Vatican and the line to get into the Museum was incredibly long, but it moved really fast. For anyone that has been there, you know when you get inside you have to walk through the museum, without stopping for another 45 minutes until you reach the Sistine Chapel! Though once you get there it is so worth it. It's hard not to stand in awe forever!!!
We then went to St Peters and had amazing Gellati at Old Bridge Gellateria (tip from a friend who studied in Rome for a year, grazie!) We walked down the river and to the Bocca della Vertia! (mouth of truth) and took pictures in front of it with our hands inside the mouth like Audrey Hepburn.
IT's too bad these computers wont hook up to our cameras, but tomorrow we take the train to Firenze!! And stay at my old pensione. It will be a trip for sure.
Hope you guys are enjoying reading our travels!
Now we are off for a big bowl of pasta and some more gellati!!!
Friday, June 15, 2007
Roman Holiday
We arrived in Rome last night to our hostel, we walked around a little bit and saw the Colloseum at night, it was gorgeous. I already felt at home.
Today we woke up early and went back to the Colloseum and there was no line! It was 830am, we have a habit of waking up really early. Its nice to see those places with no people standing in your way. Then we walked through the Roman Forum and all around the sites like the Emmanuel II monument, Pantheon, Trevi Fountain, Spanish Steps, Medici Villa, etc. We also did a lot of wandering through cool little streets and ate margherita pizze at a sidewalk cafe. A lot of my Italian is coming back to me and Alex is picking it up, its fun to dive into the culture like that! Italy is just amazing, just being here and hearing the language and seeing the buildings and the streets is always a dream come true. Its not as hot as we thought, its actually very nice. Tomorrow we are going to the Vatican and all of that. The computers at our hostel are weird, Im not sure I can post pictures here...Perhaps later!
Alex and I have our fair share of...run ins. I had my bag on one shoulder yesterday and a German guy bumped into it and it skidded down my arm. That huge backpack is heavy and now I have a nice big bruise on the inside of my arm (to match the bee sting on my shoulder). Also, we were walking by all the shops in the Piazza di Spagna part and there was a woman standing outside a shop and a cute little Palmeranian white dog at her feet, I was looking at him and he started walking towards Alexs leg, lurched out and bit her leg!! It was the craziest thing Ive ever seen, luckily it didnt hurt her seriously so we can laugh about it now. With the uneven stones we are constantly tripping and I almost fell down a bunch of marble steps by the Medici Villa but caught myself at the last second. I guess when you walk for 10 hours a day something is bound to happen. But no worries moms, dads, aunts, friends etc etc....our number one concern is saftey! We are always safe! Just a little clumsy...
Miss and Love.
Ciao ciao for now!
Today we woke up early and went back to the Colloseum and there was no line! It was 830am, we have a habit of waking up really early. Its nice to see those places with no people standing in your way. Then we walked through the Roman Forum and all around the sites like the Emmanuel II monument, Pantheon, Trevi Fountain, Spanish Steps, Medici Villa, etc. We also did a lot of wandering through cool little streets and ate margherita pizze at a sidewalk cafe. A lot of my Italian is coming back to me and Alex is picking it up, its fun to dive into the culture like that! Italy is just amazing, just being here and hearing the language and seeing the buildings and the streets is always a dream come true. Its not as hot as we thought, its actually very nice. Tomorrow we are going to the Vatican and all of that. The computers at our hostel are weird, Im not sure I can post pictures here...Perhaps later!
Alex and I have our fair share of...run ins. I had my bag on one shoulder yesterday and a German guy bumped into it and it skidded down my arm. That huge backpack is heavy and now I have a nice big bruise on the inside of my arm (to match the bee sting on my shoulder). Also, we were walking by all the shops in the Piazza di Spagna part and there was a woman standing outside a shop and a cute little Palmeranian white dog at her feet, I was looking at him and he started walking towards Alexs leg, lurched out and bit her leg!! It was the craziest thing Ive ever seen, luckily it didnt hurt her seriously so we can laugh about it now. With the uneven stones we are constantly tripping and I almost fell down a bunch of marble steps by the Medici Villa but caught myself at the last second. I guess when you walk for 10 hours a day something is bound to happen. But no worries moms, dads, aunts, friends etc etc....our number one concern is saftey! We are always safe! Just a little clumsy...
Miss and Love.
Ciao ciao for now!
Thursday, June 14, 2007
Another day in Berlin!
Wednesday Melanie met up with us!! ITs so nice being with someone who can speak the language. We walked through different neighborhoods in East Berlin, to some very cool shopping areas, and hipster areas with outdoor cafes.. Where.... I got stung by a bumble bee!!! It just landed on my shoulder and I was like..ouch! and i pulled on my sleeve and it flew away. Then a bird flew down fast over our table and a fly flew in Melanies eye. Anyway. It was an adventure. We saw a couple places where the wall is still up. We went to dinner at a very nice Vietnamese restaurant and went back to rest at the hostel. Later on we went out to one of the coolest restaurants\bars Ive ever seen. IT was way way out in East Berlin and its hidden behind a factory, but once you get to it, its on the water and the whole deck has beds, and nice white couches. It was gorgeous. IT was called Splinder Klatt.
It was a great night! And awesome to see Melanie.
Now we are off to my favorite country.........Italy!!!
Ciao
It was a great night! And awesome to see Melanie.
Now we are off to my favorite country.........Italy!!!
Ciao
Tuesday, June 12, 2007
Ich bin ein Berliner
Berlin is still super sweet. and super hot.
Today we woke up and went down to the Zoo! We have a habit of waking up super early so we were one of the first people there and had the animals to ourselves! Our favorites were the Jaguars, Giraffes, Penguins, the gigantic fish! and of course the monkeys (alexs favorite was sitting close in front of the cage, like a little person on a chair falling asleep. so cute)
After that we went to the bombed out church. the Kaiser Wilhelm Gedächtniskirche
Pretty amazing. Its huge! And interesting to see the living destruction. After that we walked down to Ka De We, the department store second only in size to Harrods, and roamed around. We then wandered off in the West and found a street that was like the Champs in Paris. It had Louis Vuitton, YSL, Prada...etc etc etc. We wandered and found a couple of the shops we wrote down from books. We had dinner at a sidewalk cafe. We both had sausages and sour kraut. Then we sat at Häagen-dazs, the chocolate extreme or chocolate lovers...whatever it was it was delicious!!! Chocolate chocolate chip ice cream and belgium chocolate fudge and whip creme. Yum. Tomorrow we are meeting up with Melanie so she can show us where to shop and where the locals go! I love knowing people all around the world, it makes each place that much cooler.
I love Berlin and the graffiti everywhere and the random really bizarre outfits and the history and the sites and the streets. Its been amazing. And yet theres more to come! We are so lucky!!
(Pictures 1. Our ice cream! 2. Dinner... 3. Ka De We!! 4.The bombed out church 5. Us at the zoo!! 6. Penguins!! 7. The railings were so low at the zoo we thought the elephants were just going to walk over the tiny rail and follow us...the ducks actually did. escape! 8.Ah so pretty, flamingos!
Monday, June 11, 2007
Pictures!
Added below!
A lot of good ones are on alexs camera which unfortunately her memory card doesnt hook up to these computers. hopefully soon!!
Love and miss you all!!!!
A lot of good ones are on alexs camera which unfortunately her memory card doesnt hook up to these computers. hopefully soon!!
Love and miss you all!!!!
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