 | Not quite what we planned
2007-10-01, Gaeta, Italy. By: TripAlbum | | After having had such a pleasant day in the little town of Sperlonga, we were ready to take the local bus to another small Italian town. We had heard from our travel agent that there was an American n... |
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 | Heads up for siesta time!
2007-09-24, Sperlonga, Italy. By: tripalbum | | When we vacation in Europe, we always rent a small apartment in order to make a home base in the outskirts of a bigger, well-known city. After visiting all the interesting tourist goals within the ci... |
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 | Day trip to Pompeii & Mt. Vesuvius
2007-09-28, Pompeii, Italy. By: TripAlbum | | Despite the fact that we were on vacation, the alarm clock rattled us awake at 6 a.m. on September 28th. We eagerly jumped out of bed to prepare for what would certainly be a fascinating day visiting ... |
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 | Bubble Cars
2008-04-06, Rome, Italy. By: slaveofihs | | *** All ads surrounding my journals are automatically generated by Google, not me! I have no choice of what is displayed since I don’t run this website, I only use it to post journals and pictures. **... |
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 | Day trip to Ponza
2007-09-29, Ponza, Italy. By: TripAlbum | | Some might think that's it's not in the realm of sound thinking to set your alarm clock for 6 a.m. while on vacation. However, if you want to catch the first ferry to the island of Ponza, Italy, that'... |
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 | A little bit about Terracina
2007-09-24, Terracina, Italy. By: TripAlbum | | Terracina, Italy, isn't exactly a mecca for non-Italian tourists, but it's a beloved vacation spot for Italians - especially those from Rome, who long for the peace and quiet of a smaller town. There'... |
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 | 20th February
2008-02-20, Venice, Italy. By: amy4rory | | On our last day in Venice we decided to visit some of the areas we haven't visited. We visited the Grand Canal again to view one of the buildings, then saw lots of high designer shops on the way back ... |
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 | 19th February
2008-02-19, Venice, Italy. By: amy4rory | | Today we decided to take it easy and stay locally. We went to St.Mark Square and went inside the Basilica, which was incredibly beautiful. We went to the top, overlooking the Square and saw a wedding ... |
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 | 18th February
2008-02-18, Venice, Italy. By: amy4rory | | Today we got up early and had a lovely breakfast. We decided to walk all around Venice soaking up the views and atmosphere of the Italian culture. We visited the different areas of Venice and crossed ... |
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 | 17th February
2008-02-17, Venice, Italy. By: amy4rory | | After waiting at Gatwick airport all night, we finally got on the plane to Venice. We arrived there at 11am, and got a watertaxi straight to our hotel. The journey was lovely, it was really good to se... |
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 | Sicily '08
2008-01-04, Syracuse, Italy. By: slaveofihs | | The day after returning from the Holy Land for my Christmas break (’07-’08) I had already made plans with a couple friends (Jerry & Gregg from Scranton, PA and Jessie from La Crosse, WI) to revisit Si... |
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 | Oh Beautiful Italy!
2008-03-02, Florence, Italy. By: Mckillip03 | | A couple of weeks ago a bunch of us all headed down to Florence. We arrived at the train station around 7 pm and really had no idea of where to go from there. We tried our hardest to follow the dire... |
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 | Sicilia
2008-02-04, Ortygia, Italy. By: cjw92387 | | Anyway, after that my roommate, Caylee and I, ventured out into the city and attempted to go grocery shopping. This so called "super market" was nothing but super. For those of you around the Northeas... |
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 | Now, in Florence
2008-01-03, Florence, Italy. By: mgermain08 | | My hotel is right in the city. Only a 5 minute walk to the Duomo and Ponte Vecchio! The history here is incrediable! |
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 | No clouds above, so we head to the Colosseum.
2008-01-23, Rome, Italy. By: len_doug | | The forecast is for sunshine the rest of the week, and today started the string. We didn’t see a cloud all day, which began with a walk from the hotel along and over the Tiber, up a designer shop str... |
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 | Highlight on a rainy day in Rome – pizza!
2008-01-21, Rome, Italy. By: len_doug | | We take a break from antiquity viewing on a cool MLK Day for some casual strolling and leisurely dining – first in a pizza specialty house near Piazza Cavour for lunch, later dinner a couple blocks aw... |
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 | Nice train station isn’t, but Rome is stupendous.
2008-01-20, Rome, Italy. By: len_doug | | Corny word play about the French Riviera town is permissible if it makes a point, and ours is: Don’t even think about sitting down in the Nice train station. There’s not a chair or bench anywhere in ... |
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 | DOLR in Sicily
2007-11-17, Palermo, Italy. By: slaveofihs | | The three of us studying in Rome from the Diocese of Little Rock had some guests recently and it just so happened that they came during a travel permitted weekend at our college. So, we all went toge... |
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 | That's Amore!
2007-12-06, Venice, Italy. By: mala | | Have you ever been nostalgic for a place even before you have left?
Venice is exactly what you expect: romantic and iconic, bustling with life yet crumbling and ghostly, alternatingly hectic and s... |
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 | Last Entry
2007-12-08, Florence, Italy. By: kjpetez17 | | I suppose this will be my last journal entry, which is sad.
I can’t believe I will be home in 9, soon to be 8 days!!
This week has passed in a flash, again. We had the last of our regular classes ... |
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 | Happy December!
2007-12-02, Florence, Italy. By: kjpetez17 | | Only two weeks left in Italia, oh boy! Emily just got home from Paris and is now unpacking and repacking her suitcases. We are fretting a little bit about getting all our stuff home! I should (key wor... |
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 | Pros and Cons
2007-11-28, Florence, Italy. By: kjpetez17 | | What I am excited to get home for:
-A hot shower with water pressure
-To see my family, friends, and Jake
-Working Out and Kick Boxing class
-To hear English and the ability to understand my sur... |
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 | Christmas is Coming!
2007-11-27, Florence, Italy. By: embuck27 | | Happy Half Birthday to me! I’m just kidding – I don’t really celebrate it. Yesterday was a good day. Nothing terribly exciting happened, but it was good! Let’s see … I woke up and went to the Mark... |
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| Buon Ringraziamento!
2007-11-23, Florence, Italy. By: embuck27 | | I just had a moment while typing “November 23rd” because I can’t believe it’s almost time to go back to the States.
I’ve had a nice week! Tuesday I had class at night. We watched a movie called... |
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 | Cascia take 2
2007-10-26, Cascia, Italy. By: slaveofihs | | Earlier this year (2007) I went to Cascia by myself but I couldn’t resist returning recently and showing my friend Tom (from Winona, Minnesota) this quaint little town with a great saint, St. Rita (pl... |
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| Thanksgiving Weekend
2007-11-24, Florence, Italy. By: kjpetez17 | | I can’t believe how quick this week has gone, I swear the time really does fly when you’re having fun!
During the day on Thursday I had an Italian quiz, which went pretty, and Francesco, the teache... |
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| Gobble Gobble...
2007-11-21, Florence, Italy. By: kjpetez17 | | It’s Almost Thanksgiving!
My roommates and I stayed up until 1 in the morning last night and talked about Thanksgiving and everything else. We can’t believe how fast the months here have passed and... |
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 | One of my favorite places
1999-12-06, Trieste, Italy. By: krapulax | | Trieste is one of my favorite places. I love the Adria sea, the city, the peoples, italian food, italian clothes, and many, many things what are italian. Everybody can find cheap shops in Trieste arou... |
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 | a little update!
2007-11-20, Firenze, Italy. By: sass | | Thanks for all the nice messages, it is really so nice to hear from family and friends both near and far.
We have been having an amazing trip so far, and we are just about to pack up and head to Be... |
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