Dec 10, 2004 - Rome to Florence

Hey guys, well rome consisted of the usual stuff, hanging out with moses, trevi fountain, spanish steps etc.Hey guys, well rome consisted of the usual stuff, hanging out with moses, trevi fountain, spanish steps etc....

Nov 12, 2004 - Day Trip to Ravenna

Early Friday morning, we all hopped on a bus for our first trip in Florence to the city of Ravenna (about a three hour bus ride away). ... Considering I had definitely started to settle in to my apartment a bit too much, I am definitely glad that the program got us up and going- as much as I love Florence, I know I need to explore Italy while I'm here! Ravenna was definitely a huge switch from anything we saw while in France. ... The mosaics were absolutely beautiful- just trying to imagine the patience it would take to lay out thousands of tiny pieces of glass so carefully bowls me over! The craziest part is that some of the mosaics we saw were almost 1000 years old- this stuff lasts! Ravenna actually used to be the capital of the Holy Roman Empire (fun fact for the day!). ...

Oct 30, 2004 - Ravenna, Italy

I caught a train out of Venice on Saturday when it started to rain and the flooding began. Ravenna was a nice small college town with thousands of 20 somethings crowding the streets. ... There are a few small churches with some world class mosaics from the Byzantine era made with gold leaf that glow in the dim domes where they cover entire ceilings.I caught a train out of Venice on Saturday when it started to rain and the flooding began. Ravenna was a nice small college town with thousands of 20 somethings crowding the streets. ... There are a few small churches with some world class mosaics from the Byzantine era made with gold leaf that glow in the dim domes where they cover entire ceilings....

May 19, 2004 - May 19, Cesenatico

Ciao, I thought I would have some photos to post this time around, but the computer in this internet cafe doesn't have the softare to download photos.Ciao, I thought I would have some photos to post this time around, but the computer in this internet cafe doesn't have the softare to download photos....