 | Here comes the sun
2006-06-05, Milan, Italy. By: walfredo | | We got to Italy yesterday late aternoon. When we got off the train we were welcome with the first blue sky and warm sunshine we have see on our trip. We went to our room and changed into shorts and ... |
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 | Day trip to Pompeii
2006-05-21, Pompeii, Italy. By: slaveofihs | | Msgr. Friend, the vocational director for the Diocese of Little Rock was in Rome for a couple of days to visit with Fr. Jason, James and me. We had a lot to catch up on and discuss not only regarding... |
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 | Ancient Rome
2006-05-07, Rome, Italy. By: jennys | | Sunday morning in Rome. We got up, got ready and then enjoyed the continental breakfast (cereal) at the hostel. Then we checked-out, left our stuff by the reception and were off for another Roman adve... |
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| ROMA!!
2006-05-06, Rome, Italy. By: jennys | | Before we knew it was 6:30am and just about time for our train to be stopping in Rome. When we arrived, one of the Italian women gave us each a piece of honey candy before we left. It was sweet of her... |
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 | On We Left ‘Er On Our Feet
2006-05-04, castiglion Fiorentino, Italy. By: bolioboy | | Yes, we left Castiglion Fiorentino in good shape and on our feet, that is, all of us except for one of the resident coordinators, matt. Two weeks or so prior to the last week he was DJ at Rejro’s bar... |
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 | On Tivoli and Opulent Gardens
2006-04-26, tivoli, Italy. By: bolioboy | | After a 4 hour bus ride to Tivoli we arrived on an overcast but nice day to the first sight, the Villa d’Este. Originally owned by a cardinal it’s a nice villa that out back has an amazing 5 level ga... |
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 | On a Crappy Field Trip
2006-04-21, San Gimigniano, Italy. By: bolioboy | | On Friday we went to San Gimigniano, the town of towers. On my way there I discovered that we were supposed to be there for 6 hours! Immediately some folk began to discuss cutting out early for Flore... |
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 | I'm Finished!
2006-05-11, Rome, Italy. By: jessicajv | | I'm done with the semester! I finished my last exam this morning. It feels great. But at the same time it's really starting to hit me that this whole experience is pretty much over. My roommate Diana ... |
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| Quick Update
2006-05-04, Rome, Italy. By: jessicajv | | First of all, I'm DONE WITH CLASSES!!! All I have left now is 3 exams and my semester will offically be over. Sad, but exciting at the same time.
Second... we are no longer going to Nice and Monac... |
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| Getting down to the nitty gritty
2006-05-02, Rome, Italy. By: jessicajv | | So, I'm now in my last week of school. Exams start this Saturday. (Crazy, right?? Why on the weekend?!?) But anyway... after today, I have 11 days left in Rome. This semester went by really really fas... |
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 | Italia
2006-04-30, Florence, Italy. By: kld | | Just got to Florence this morning. Spent 2 1/2 days in Rome. I'm crazy exhausted right now. I just saw Michelangelo's David; what could I possibly say to describe that? The Vatican, the Colisseum, the... |
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 | So I went to ITALY!!!
2006-04-28, Rome, Italy. By: sevilla06 | | So from Satruday to Thursday I went to ITALY!! That's right, ITALY!!!
Here is some of what we did:
I went with 2 other people from my school, who I didn't really know that well, but it was really ... |
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 | On the Worlds Best Lasagna and Wine
2006-04-19, Pienza, Italy. By: bolioboy | | Wednesday morning we had an all school bus trip to the hill towns of Montepucciano and Pienza. Unfortunately the night before a friend from Texas A&M had her birthday and a few friends were taking he... |
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 | On Easter, the Italian Way
2006-04-10, castiglion Fiorentino, Italy. By: bolioboy | | Today, Monday, marks the start of Easter week, and to kick it off, the town got together to do what they have been doing for an amount of time that is longer than the United States is old. They dress... |
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 | On No-Can-See
2006-04-09, castiglion Fiorentino, Italy. By: bolioboy | | What was supposed to be another routine evening in studio quickly became an impromptu town party. At about 10:30 pm as studio was in full swing suddenly the lights went out and our basement room was i... |
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| My 5 day weekend
2006-04-27, Rome, Italy. By: jessicajv | | I spent the entire past weekend in Rome. Tuesday was Italy's liberty day so we got it off from school. We had a really good time visiting all of our favorite places in the city. We ate way too much ge... |
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| On Michelangelo, My Inspiration
2006-04-08, Florence, Italy. By: bolioboy | | After the long tiring day the day beore in milan, I most definitly did not want to get out of bed, but the promise of the riches florence had in store for me eventually got me up. In florence, Imy fir... |
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 | On High Fashion and a 12 Hour Bus Ride
2006-04-07, Milan, Italy. By: bolioboy | | The night before the trip everyone decided to go out to the bar. Since the bus was to leave at 4:30 for a 5 hour trip to milan, most everyone felt that sleep was uneccesary and that we all would just ... |
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 | On a Decent Little Trip
2006-03-29, Bomarzo, Italy. By: bolioboy | | I am writing this about 2 weeks after the fact, but there’s not much to say. We took a bus trip to 2 gardens. The famous Monster Garden and the spiritual Villa d’Este. I didn’t care much for the monst... |
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 | Tivoli's Villas
2006-04-11, Tivoli, Italy. By: slaveofihs | | This past Tuesday, April 11, 2006 a fellow seminarian and I did not have obligations at the seminary nor classes since it is Holy Week and we decided to take a day-trip to Tivoli (28 kilometers East o... |
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