this was the view while we were eating dinner on the beach...
marble quarry...
cinque terre
these are my roommates for the apartment in Florence....(overlooking Lucca)
i finally found a place with free internet. so i don't have to pay for every minute i spend online. so now i can update you all on what i've been up to.
Last Thursday: Marble Quarry and dinner on the beach
our group went up the mountain (if i forgot to mention, there are mountains behind us...yes, that's right- ocean in front, mountains behind...:-D) last thursday to a marble quarry. it was so awesome. we had to wear hard hats and go inside a huge cave where they get all the marble that famous sculptors have used to make their masterpieces. it was quite the experience (i got to put on a sweater for the first time since i've been here).
after that we headed down the mountain to a fancy restaurant on the beach. we ate squid and watched the sun set while we ate. totally fancy. (and free- if you don't count the tuition i've already paid them...)
after that we headed down the mountain to a fancy restaurant on the beach. we ate squid and watched the sun set while we ate. totally fancy. (and free- if you don't count the tuition i've already paid them...)
Last Saturday: Cinque Terre
soooo beautiful! the cinque terre is five villages along the coast that are connected by train and footpaths only (no roads for vehicles). we took a train to the first village, walked to the second and third, and rode to the fourth and fifth, and then sat on the beach for the rest of the day. it was absolutely gorgeous.
all the villages look like Italy as if it hasn't been touched by time. old fashioned, set back in the cliffs, and beautiful clear blue water. it was really packed with tourists, but it was still beautiful and fun (and HOT!)
soooo beautiful! the cinque terre is five villages along the coast that are connected by train and footpaths only (no roads for vehicles). we took a train to the first village, walked to the second and third, and rode to the fourth and fifth, and then sat on the beach for the rest of the day. it was absolutely gorgeous.
all the villages look like Italy as if it hasn't been touched by time. old fashioned, set back in the cliffs, and beautiful clear blue water. it was really packed with tourists, but it was still beautiful and fun (and HOT!)
i ate some gelato, drank a coke (sooo goooooood), and enjoyed the views.
Sunday:
sat on the beach. This is also the day that my computer died and i got sick. fyi: i'm better now and my computer is fixed. so no worries. :-D
This week- class....
This past Tuesday: Lucca
Lucca is a town completely enclosed completely by a wall. it's small and so adorable. we traveled up a tower and got awesome pictures looking down on the rooftops.
Yesterday: PISA!
The leaning tower of Pisa was surprisingly mesmerising. who knew you could take so many pictures of one tower. for some reason i coudln't stop. it was so unusual. of course we all stopped and took the corny touristy pictures trying to hold it up, touching it, leaning on it, etc. but it made it so fun. then we took a tour through the cathedral and baptistry.
Today: studying for final tomorrow and saturday. on the beach of course.
Tomorrow- final.
Saturday- Move into apartment in Florence. sooo excited.
that's all for now. until next time- TI AMO
ciao
p.s. sorry if my blog is confusing and random, but i'm still trying to learn how to use it. so bear with me. :-D thanks.
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