So, this last week I took a trip with my study abroad group to Italy. I have always wanted to go to Italy my entire life and I got the chance to see the two cities I wanted to visit the most. It was so great. I ate tons of gelato and enjoyed the beauty of the country and all their great pasta (even though it was pretty expensive). I wish that I had taken better pictures but there are some good ones out there that other people took, so I guess I'll just have to get them later. Here's some of the best ones I took though. Oh my goodness, I can't wait to go back someday. I hope it's soon. 
On the train ride to Italy. We were in sleeper cars and there was about a foot above my head in the rock hard beds. It was really cold too and I kept waking up every time the train stopped at a station. It was the best ever though!!!
On the train ride to Italy. We were in sleeper cars and there was about a foot above my head in the rock hard beds. It was really cold too and I kept waking up every time the train stopped at a station. It was the best ever though!!!
The bridge in Florence. If you ask me this is one of the best pictures ever, don't you think?
The dome at the Florence Cathedral. It's kinda in the background but it's the best picture I got of it.
The square at St. Mark's.
The square at St. Mark's. There were so many people there it was hard to get a good picture. And then there were all these political looking people with cameras walking around.
A seagull totally swooped down and started chewing on a pigeon. The pigeon was still alive for a while, while it was being eaten.
We saw it flapping around. It was really disturbing.
Me and a bunch of gondolas. In Venice!!!
We went to the beach in Lido. It was so beautiful and warm. It was a perfect day.
There is only one thing that could have made it better.
I got gelato eight times while I was in Italy. There was this one gelateria in Venice that served really big scoops for pretty cheap.
And the guy who worked there was really cute.
On Murano with the cool glass sculpture
We took a tour of the glass blowing factory in Murano and watched this guy make a horse out of glass in about 2 minutes.
Pretty impressive, if you ask me.
The final product.
Venice is so beautiful.
In the Lagoon back towards Venice from Murano
We got 24 hour passes for the public transportation in Venice and guess what. The busses were BOATS!! Ok, I know it's not that cool but I was really jazzed about it. Is the public transportation in your hometown boats? Yeah, I didn't think so.
Here's a video of us riding through the canals of Venice on the Water Busses.
4 comments:
Sweet!!
Kristen this looks so awesome!!! I'm glad you are having so much fun!!!
WOW! Can I come, too? It looks like you're having a GREAT TIME!
JAN
Kristen! You are beyond cool! :) I had no idea you had a blog... so that's fun. Keep having lots of adventures so you can tell me all about it when you get back!
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