Archive for June 2010

Peppe O' Russo Restaurant

the day before we left europe, we packed the rest of our things and tried to figure out how on earth we were going to pack all of the wine mom bought... afterwards, we went out to eat our final dinner in Italy

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Tag : Europe, Family, Food, Italy,

Paestum

The last place we visited before heading back to the US was this small town(?) called Pasteum. Mom was tired so she stayed home with Max and Roxie. I don't know much about Paestum except for what i read on the boards. Which wasn't too much.

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Tag : Europe, Family, Food, Italy, Monument, Temple,

Pompeii

visiting pompeii was one of the places i realllllly wanted to go to. it was pretty cool seeing the streets and the ruins still standing. i knew this was a popular attraction but i wasnt prepared for the massive amount of tourists!

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Mt. Vesuvius

After visiting Pompeii we headed to Mt. Vesuvius where we would climb it! there were these piles of sticks at the base of the volcano. we decided it was there for a reason and that it would most likely be a good idea to get one. turns out, it was a great idea! it was so hot that day and hiking up a volcano wasn't the best idea but those sticks helped a lot!

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Florence

330pm - arrived in Florence
Checked in to our hotel room which was basically an apartment. It was pretty cozy. There were 2 rooms, a living room, a kitchen and a bathroom. My favorite part was the balcony. They had the scariest elevator ever! It was soooo old and you can only fit 3 people with duffle bags at a time! And if you dared jump while it was going up, I'm pretty sure the elevator would've crashed to the floor. Yea, prettty scary

- after getting all settled, we all went to sleep! hahahaha yeaaaaa

- i tried to sleep but i just couldnt bc it was in the middle of the day. so instead i uploaded the photos to my laptop bc i needed to start going through allllll the photos!

6pm - kat and derrick decide to wake up and we 3 go to the market in search of food. we’re going to make use of the kitchen. =]
- we sorta got lost but we eventually found our way to the market and got some food.
- before heading back to the apt, we stopped by this dessert place and kat bought helllla dessert

8pm - by the time we got back, lulu and mom were awake, so we cooked dinner and then ate

9pm - left apartment and headed for downtown Florence
- first time riding a bus in europe! it was pretty cool. you have to buy your ticket elsewhere, derrick bought ours at the tabaccheri, im guessing tabacco store? and when you get on the bus they have these machines that stamp your ticket. lulu and i stamped ours. but i guess you dont have too if the bus driver doesnt tell you to, you can keep re-using it. we didnt know. -___- but youre supposed to stamp it. man, everything in italy is lax. no one cares how fast you drive, no one cares if you stamp your ticket or not.
- we got off at the top of this hill and there was this huuuuuge statue of david. it wasnt the real one but still!
Piazzale Michelangelo:

- the view from the top was pretty cool. you could see all the famous sites.

- we basically did a walking tour of downtown florence. we went to all the piazzas and the giant basillica. at one of the museums, there was some random guy singing and he had a big crowd just listening to him. the nightlife was alive! there were so many people out and about, it was crazy. it reminded me of when we were in Verona.

Ponte Vecchio

Duomo di Milano

Uffizi Gallery

The next day -----------

9am - woke up
10am - left the apartment
- headed for the main market
- bought some wine and more groceries for dinner that night
- bought some souvenirs
- super hot out
- saw a car show
- ate some gelato
- visited a park
- saw darth vader