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Thursday, February 18, 2010
Firenze é BELLA!!!!
Ciao ragazzi,
I am doing better, sorry about that last post, but sometimes frustration gets the best of me and online is the best place for me to vent. I apologize. So, Florence, or Firenze in Italian, was BEAUTIFUL! It was small enough that it was quaint and big enough to be enchanting. I loved it! I am hoping to go back for a day next weekend with hopefully a bit warmer weather.
When we got there we wandered around forever trying to find where we were haha, but eventually we got a cab to the hostel and then off to explore. We stopped for lunch at a lil place with amazing pasta and birre di miele ( honey beer). Love love love! Then wandered through the market where I got boots, jeans, a hat, bracelets, and a leather purse...... :) the only shopping I have done in Italy.
The Duomo...is AMAZINGLY beautiful. You sort of stumble upon it in the middle of the city and it is breathtaking. It has such amazing color to it compared to the color scheme of Roma. Lets see...that night i had AMAZING gnocchi with pesto and then we ended up going out to some ITalian club with 3 Italians...which forced Leanne and I to put our Italian to the test since they spoke basically NO english! hah It was a great time and felt great to have the freedom and independence back in my life.
The next day we went back to the Duomo, saw the David. Ok wait, we must focus on the David now... he is literally the most perfect man EVER! I usually HATE sculptures, I find them cold, lifeless, and dull... and I walked into the room with David and just could not stop admiring the every detail in absolute perfection. From the veins in his arm, to the muscle definition in the legs...it was perfect. I literally fell in love with it....
Saturday night we went to dinner with our friend Chelsea and her boy from New York and I had Steak Florentine....um...AMAZING! and we shared wine and tomino ( great cheese from Northern Italy) and it was just perfect.
Saturday night was filled with a bit more drinking than I think any of us planned, which led to an interesting Sunday. But we managed and actually climbed the bell tower next to the Duomo...400 plus stairs....it was a great view and a challenging yet rewarding experience. haha!ù
I am in love with gnocchi in the country and even had Monica and Paolo teach me how to make it for lunch the other day. I am so excited I know how to make pasta from scratch! This week has been really raining, until today.. the sun has been shining and it was almost 62 degrees!!!! BEAUTIFUL today. I went and sat at the beach and soaked up some vitamin D from the sun that I was pretty sure had disappered forever.
Things with the kids has been getting really hard. Fulvio has been horrible lately with lessons and has had me really stressed out. Last night was a breaking point for all of us.. and I was to the point of shouting at Fulvio, and then Paolo and Monica has to step in. It resulted in him missing dinner and catechism because he just has not had respect for any of it. I was really upset about it and talked with Monica about it today and she said it was nothing I have done wrong and has no problem that I had to yell at him and perhaps i need to be more stearn with him in general. I am really hoping today goes bettter, but I am nervous.
I think I am giong to a concert tomorrow ...should be interesting. I will try to post a few Firenze pics on here but I dont know if I will have the time today... although I have spent 2 hours uploading on Facebook so check them out there if you can and I will get them on here asap!
Miss you all...hope all is well! Love!
Ciao ciao!
I am doing better, sorry about that last post, but sometimes frustration gets the best of me and online is the best place for me to vent. I apologize. So, Florence, or Firenze in Italian, was BEAUTIFUL! It was small enough that it was quaint and big enough to be enchanting. I loved it! I am hoping to go back for a day next weekend with hopefully a bit warmer weather.
When we got there we wandered around forever trying to find where we were haha, but eventually we got a cab to the hostel and then off to explore. We stopped for lunch at a lil place with amazing pasta and birre di miele ( honey beer). Love love love! Then wandered through the market where I got boots, jeans, a hat, bracelets, and a leather purse...... :) the only shopping I have done in Italy.
The Duomo...is AMAZINGLY beautiful. You sort of stumble upon it in the middle of the city and it is breathtaking. It has such amazing color to it compared to the color scheme of Roma. Lets see...that night i had AMAZING gnocchi with pesto and then we ended up going out to some ITalian club with 3 Italians...which forced Leanne and I to put our Italian to the test since they spoke basically NO english! hah It was a great time and felt great to have the freedom and independence back in my life.
The next day we went back to the Duomo, saw the David. Ok wait, we must focus on the David now... he is literally the most perfect man EVER! I usually HATE sculptures, I find them cold, lifeless, and dull... and I walked into the room with David and just could not stop admiring the every detail in absolute perfection. From the veins in his arm, to the muscle definition in the legs...it was perfect. I literally fell in love with it....
Saturday night we went to dinner with our friend Chelsea and her boy from New York and I had Steak Florentine....um...AMAZING! and we shared wine and tomino ( great cheese from Northern Italy) and it was just perfect.
Saturday night was filled with a bit more drinking than I think any of us planned, which led to an interesting Sunday. But we managed and actually climbed the bell tower next to the Duomo...400 plus stairs....it was a great view and a challenging yet rewarding experience. haha!ù
I am in love with gnocchi in the country and even had Monica and Paolo teach me how to make it for lunch the other day. I am so excited I know how to make pasta from scratch! This week has been really raining, until today.. the sun has been shining and it was almost 62 degrees!!!! BEAUTIFUL today. I went and sat at the beach and soaked up some vitamin D from the sun that I was pretty sure had disappered forever.
Things with the kids has been getting really hard. Fulvio has been horrible lately with lessons and has had me really stressed out. Last night was a breaking point for all of us.. and I was to the point of shouting at Fulvio, and then Paolo and Monica has to step in. It resulted in him missing dinner and catechism because he just has not had respect for any of it. I was really upset about it and talked with Monica about it today and she said it was nothing I have done wrong and has no problem that I had to yell at him and perhaps i need to be more stearn with him in general. I am really hoping today goes bettter, but I am nervous.
I think I am giong to a concert tomorrow ...should be interesting. I will try to post a few Firenze pics on here but I dont know if I will have the time today... although I have spent 2 hours uploading on Facebook so check them out there if you can and I will get them on here asap!
Miss you all...hope all is well! Love!
Ciao ciao!
Friday, February 12, 2010
Hey guys! Sorry its been awhile! It has been a really cold and rainy week here in Rome with more drama than I ever cared to see again. :(
I guess friendships in Rome seem to get confusing and the friend I had made here has me feeling really isolated from other people I have met here. I am sad.. Very sad and frustrated. There is also a lot of miscommunication associated with the whole ordeal and I have no idea what to believe. All i know is that i want and deserve the freedom while in ITALY to talk to, see, be friends with, and perhaps interested in whomever I please. We are all supposed to be adults by age 23 and i would honestly say that the situation is not being handled very maturely.
So there, thats out....
Other than that Im going to Florence this weekend and am excited to get out of Rome for a bit! Hopefully next week in Rome is a bit nicer weather and less drama with the freedom to be me!!!!!
Friday, February 5, 2010
Roma in Sepia :)
St. Peter's...Don't forget to read my new post after the pictures!!!!!!
I Love Rome in Sepia Tone
AWESOME!
Top Left: All of it ( I like this one)
Top Right: fountain
I don't know.. I like it
Hey...I am ACTUALLY here!
Self Portrait haha
Great Week In Rome
So, this week has been amazing! Still battling the cold a bit but it is improving and I got a package today from mom with all the cold supplies a person could need! Letàs see, Sunday I went to the Vatican museums which was incredible.. I put some of the pictures up on here, unfortunately you cannot take pictures in the sistine chapel, but that place is the most insane place EVER! It was literally like the painting were jumping off the ceiling at you. I cannot believe that he did all that amazing work and didn't even WANT to. Incredible! The postcards and such of it dont even capture how amazing it was so I haven't decided if I want to get some or just stick with the mental images I have.
The rest of the week I spent quite a bit of time around Ostia. The weather was nicer this week so I made it to the beach the other afternoon for a little walk. I also have been trying to just walk around a lot, take pictures, get some exercise haha! The town has little markets everyday which I find fun to browse and look at, although the majority of the stuff is complete crap. The other day I went out around Ostia and it was beautiful, sunny, and warm and then 30 minutes later pouring rain :( Obviously I didn't have an umbrella and ended up waiting for a bus under a pharmacy. Which reminds me haha...While im waiting for this bus in the rain I see the awning at the pharmacy...PERFECT right? Ya thats what I thought so I run over there and find that I'm standing by like a little pharmacy vending machine. So Im thinking , ohh thats nice you can come buy asprin and stuff when they are closed...NOPE...CONDOM MACHINE! I about died. Considering we are in ITALY here and we all know the Italian men repuation haha it was priceless... and I looked like a total loser just chilling out by this condom machine...awesome life moment!
Hmm...Yesterday I went into Rome to go to St. Peter's. I took the right bus but really had no idea when to get off the bus, so I ended up just randomly stumbling upon St. Peter's. It was GORGEOUS! They still had the Christmas decorations up, and I got some decent pictures I think. Its hard travelling alone because there is no one to help me take jumping pictures..because you all know I wanted one haha! Anyways..then I wandered along the river to meet up with my friend Leanne.
We booked our trips to Florence for next weekend, and IRELAND!!!!! Ya im pretty excited about the Ireland trip. We are going the weekend after St. Patty's becasue they have a week long party for it and that way we ahve time to see the rest of Dublin! AHHH!
Hm, I dont really know what all is going on this weekend. I will pry try to stay home with the kids this weekend because they had a really busy week and didnt have much patience to do much! And next weekend I will be gone so. I am going to the Super Bowl on Sunday...well technically Monday for me...at the Hard Rock Cafe here in Rome. Im excited , should be fun!
Let's just hope the Colts win...orrrrrr Davide is going to have too much fun rubbing it in my face.
Alright well im going to try to post a few pics from yesterday, but these library computers HATE me.
Miss and love you all!
The rest of the week I spent quite a bit of time around Ostia. The weather was nicer this week so I made it to the beach the other afternoon for a little walk. I also have been trying to just walk around a lot, take pictures, get some exercise haha! The town has little markets everyday which I find fun to browse and look at, although the majority of the stuff is complete crap. The other day I went out around Ostia and it was beautiful, sunny, and warm and then 30 minutes later pouring rain :( Obviously I didn't have an umbrella and ended up waiting for a bus under a pharmacy. Which reminds me haha...While im waiting for this bus in the rain I see the awning at the pharmacy...PERFECT right? Ya thats what I thought so I run over there and find that I'm standing by like a little pharmacy vending machine. So Im thinking , ohh thats nice you can come buy asprin and stuff when they are closed...NOPE...CONDOM MACHINE! I about died. Considering we are in ITALY here and we all know the Italian men repuation haha it was priceless... and I looked like a total loser just chilling out by this condom machine...awesome life moment!
Hmm...Yesterday I went into Rome to go to St. Peter's. I took the right bus but really had no idea when to get off the bus, so I ended up just randomly stumbling upon St. Peter's. It was GORGEOUS! They still had the Christmas decorations up, and I got some decent pictures I think. Its hard travelling alone because there is no one to help me take jumping pictures..because you all know I wanted one haha! Anyways..then I wandered along the river to meet up with my friend Leanne.
We booked our trips to Florence for next weekend, and IRELAND!!!!! Ya im pretty excited about the Ireland trip. We are going the weekend after St. Patty's becasue they have a week long party for it and that way we ahve time to see the rest of Dublin! AHHH!
Hm, I dont really know what all is going on this weekend. I will pry try to stay home with the kids this weekend because they had a really busy week and didnt have much patience to do much! And next weekend I will be gone so. I am going to the Super Bowl on Sunday...well technically Monday for me...at the Hard Rock Cafe here in Rome. Im excited , should be fun!
Let's just hope the Colts win...orrrrrr Davide is going to have too much fun rubbing it in my face.
Alright well im going to try to post a few pics from yesterday, but these library computers HATE me.
Miss and love you all!
Monday, February 1, 2010
At the Vatican Museums
The staircase has the names of all the Popes
Welcome to the building of many many many tooo many sculptures
My favorite piece of contemporary art in the museum
Thank you Raphael...
Um..No words
Livia, Me, and Fulvio on my Bithday!
Where the English Magic happens
Thank you Italy for awesome trees I'm obsessed with!
And Rome...you photograph well even with my crappy camera... :)
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