I thought Id update because im at the 24-hour computer center at my university "Doing work"
so Im taking advantage of the fast internet connection
Im mostly spending my days hanging out and working on a project.
I have one due thursday
and then Ill need to start writting my huugeeee final essays
I think Ill be in McClellan next year, but its confusing as I need a roomate bc Ill be in Michelle and jacks old room
But I cant find one from England
and I guess theyre having trouble finding one in Amherst
So life is not too exciting at the moment
Ill be taking a trip to Amsterdam soon, Im looking forward to it.
So ill of course be posting about it after I get back.
Im also pretending that Im not stalking you all on facebook, looking at your pictures, and missing you terribly.
how are you all?
I dont know who reads this, or how often it gets checked since I update so randomly.
But if you do read it, you should leaave a comment about what youve been up to.
because I miss you.
love to all!!!
<3M
Friday, April 27, 2007
Saturday, April 14, 2007
BonJourno!
To welcome April, I travelled further than any of my other trips- To Italy!
I also stayed away the longest, a week rather than the ussual day trip or weekend. And it was lovely, but Im happy to be back in Hull.
So here is the summary:
Our flight left very early the morning of the 7th, so Rachel and I took a 5 o'clock train into london on the night of the 6th, then took the underground to liverpool street where we caught a bus to the airport. We got there around 10 pm, and just hung around until we checked in at 4 am. The plane left at 6:40, we got on a bus to the rail way station in Milan. All we had was the name of our hotel and the street it was on, we managed to get a general direction and started heading there. Luckily, the lovely Anna Sloan came to find us and she met us on the way. We settled into the room and then headed out to enjoy the city. We walked around enjoying the lovely weather and all the pretty trees and flowers. The city itself had a wonderful fragarance due to all the blooming. We went to an art museum where we enjoyed some really intresting contemporary art. That night we had our first Italian dinner, it was delicious and expensive- like all the food there. We went to bed early, as I was functioning on about 2 hours of sleep.
We woke up the next day and had breakfast in the hotel, the free breakfast was amazing, Fruit, rolls, croissants, cheese, eggs, lots of spreads and jams, cereal, and cappacinos. We filled up and put some stuff in out purses in case we should get hungry later. We walked around and went into a very old church while they were having services. We also went to the castle, we didnt want to pay the entrance fee to see the museum, but the castle was still a nice photo opportunity. There were lots of Leonardo Davinci books and painting in the gift shop, because he did alot of his work in Milan. We took our time exploring the area, enjoying the sun, and trying to ignore all the men shouting out at us. That night we had a lovely dinner in a resteraunt whose bright interior made me think of Cape Cod.
The next day we woke up very early and caught a train to Verona where we met Katie Apone.
Verona was really georgeous, I took lots of pictures, but looking at them now I see that I really havent captured the beauty of the bright streets and lovely buildings. The streets were crowded, and full of street entertainers, mostly human statues. We saw Juliet's house and THE famous balcony. The entire area was covered in love notes, Anna and I wrote our names on a treee. We saw Romeo's house as well, but it wasnt nearly as big of a tourist attraction. We walked along the river which was really beautiful. We ate sandwhiches for lunch, sitting on some church steps and had some decicious Gelati. We also went to the arena, a huge theater. They were building up the stage for a performance, the structure has been kept exactly as it was, but with some improvements made for safety reasons. It was a really wonderful day: perfect weather, great scenery, and I just couldnt get over the fact that I was in Italy with Katie Apone and Anna Sloan.
The next day we were going to get up early to explore a bit more before Anna had to leave, but we decided to sleep. So we had breakfast and then walked to the train station. I dont think either of us were really ready to say goodbye. I wish she could have stayed, but she had to get back to her classes. So Rachel and I switched into a twin room and relaxed a bit before heading out. Anna had been our fearless navigator, but she left us her book onMilan and we were able to find our way around. So we spent our last 2 days in Milan just exploring without any schedule or agenda. I paticularly enjoyed sitting in the park reading our last day there. For our last meal in Milan, we went to a busy street called Via Dante and sat outside and people-watched as we ate. I really enjoyed the luxery of wandering around and exploring streets with no paticular destination.
On the 12th, we woke up very very early and took a bus to the airport. Our plane left late, but we made it to London by about noon and took the underground to our hostel. It was pretty shabby, really just a dorm. But the location was really perfect. We bought tickets to see Cabaret that night and walked around the streets. I didnt know anything about the play and was not at all prepared for its serious ending, so I went to bed rather disturbed. The next day we took our time waking up and went to the National Art Gallery around 11. There was a really wonderful exhibit revolving around impressionistic art. I really enjoyed it. We stayed until 2 and then got a cheap lunch of pre-made sandwhiches. Then we went to the Natonal Portriat Gallery for several hours before heading back to the hostel for a short rest. I had enjoyed the museums, but I really need at leats a week before looking at another painting of a king, or a man in a wig, or a woman holding a puppy. We walked the very short distance to the theater (literally one street over) and saw Equus. I really enjoyed the play, the lights were fantastic in a very subtle way. I thought Danielle Radcliff was ok, really just a far more angry Harry Potter, I wasnt very impressed with him. But he did not at all ruin the play for me.
The next morning we caught our train back to Hull.
So it was a long, but enjoyable trip.
Italy was not what I expected, very few people spoke English, which proved to make life very difficult, and we were all quite upset by all the men shouting and leering at us (including an old man at the hotel who was way waaay too friendly with his hugs).
But Im very happy I went.
So Now Im back at Hull, and happy to be here, but also really looking forward to comming home.
Sorry this was rushed and I left a lot out, but as we all know- it wont take much for me to launch into a monolouge and tell you about it in person when I get back to the states.
Love you!!!
I also stayed away the longest, a week rather than the ussual day trip or weekend. And it was lovely, but Im happy to be back in Hull.
So here is the summary:
Our flight left very early the morning of the 7th, so Rachel and I took a 5 o'clock train into london on the night of the 6th, then took the underground to liverpool street where we caught a bus to the airport. We got there around 10 pm, and just hung around until we checked in at 4 am. The plane left at 6:40, we got on a bus to the rail way station in Milan. All we had was the name of our hotel and the street it was on, we managed to get a general direction and started heading there. Luckily, the lovely Anna Sloan came to find us and she met us on the way. We settled into the room and then headed out to enjoy the city. We walked around enjoying the lovely weather and all the pretty trees and flowers. The city itself had a wonderful fragarance due to all the blooming. We went to an art museum where we enjoyed some really intresting contemporary art. That night we had our first Italian dinner, it was delicious and expensive- like all the food there. We went to bed early, as I was functioning on about 2 hours of sleep.
We woke up the next day and had breakfast in the hotel, the free breakfast was amazing, Fruit, rolls, croissants, cheese, eggs, lots of spreads and jams, cereal, and cappacinos. We filled up and put some stuff in out purses in case we should get hungry later. We walked around and went into a very old church while they were having services. We also went to the castle, we didnt want to pay the entrance fee to see the museum, but the castle was still a nice photo opportunity. There were lots of Leonardo Davinci books and painting in the gift shop, because he did alot of his work in Milan. We took our time exploring the area, enjoying the sun, and trying to ignore all the men shouting out at us. That night we had a lovely dinner in a resteraunt whose bright interior made me think of Cape Cod.
The next day we woke up very early and caught a train to Verona where we met Katie Apone.
Verona was really georgeous, I took lots of pictures, but looking at them now I see that I really havent captured the beauty of the bright streets and lovely buildings. The streets were crowded, and full of street entertainers, mostly human statues. We saw Juliet's house and THE famous balcony. The entire area was covered in love notes, Anna and I wrote our names on a treee. We saw Romeo's house as well, but it wasnt nearly as big of a tourist attraction. We walked along the river which was really beautiful. We ate sandwhiches for lunch, sitting on some church steps and had some decicious Gelati. We also went to the arena, a huge theater. They were building up the stage for a performance, the structure has been kept exactly as it was, but with some improvements made for safety reasons. It was a really wonderful day: perfect weather, great scenery, and I just couldnt get over the fact that I was in Italy with Katie Apone and Anna Sloan.
The next day we were going to get up early to explore a bit more before Anna had to leave, but we decided to sleep. So we had breakfast and then walked to the train station. I dont think either of us were really ready to say goodbye. I wish she could have stayed, but she had to get back to her classes. So Rachel and I switched into a twin room and relaxed a bit before heading out. Anna had been our fearless navigator, but she left us her book onMilan and we were able to find our way around. So we spent our last 2 days in Milan just exploring without any schedule or agenda. I paticularly enjoyed sitting in the park reading our last day there. For our last meal in Milan, we went to a busy street called Via Dante and sat outside and people-watched as we ate. I really enjoyed the luxery of wandering around and exploring streets with no paticular destination.
On the 12th, we woke up very very early and took a bus to the airport. Our plane left late, but we made it to London by about noon and took the underground to our hostel. It was pretty shabby, really just a dorm. But the location was really perfect. We bought tickets to see Cabaret that night and walked around the streets. I didnt know anything about the play and was not at all prepared for its serious ending, so I went to bed rather disturbed. The next day we took our time waking up and went to the National Art Gallery around 11. There was a really wonderful exhibit revolving around impressionistic art. I really enjoyed it. We stayed until 2 and then got a cheap lunch of pre-made sandwhiches. Then we went to the Natonal Portriat Gallery for several hours before heading back to the hostel for a short rest. I had enjoyed the museums, but I really need at leats a week before looking at another painting of a king, or a man in a wig, or a woman holding a puppy. We walked the very short distance to the theater (literally one street over) and saw Equus. I really enjoyed the play, the lights were fantastic in a very subtle way. I thought Danielle Radcliff was ok, really just a far more angry Harry Potter, I wasnt very impressed with him. But he did not at all ruin the play for me.
The next morning we caught our train back to Hull.
So it was a long, but enjoyable trip.
Italy was not what I expected, very few people spoke English, which proved to make life very difficult, and we were all quite upset by all the men shouting and leering at us (including an old man at the hotel who was way waaay too friendly with his hugs).
But Im very happy I went.
So Now Im back at Hull, and happy to be here, but also really looking forward to comming home.
Sorry this was rushed and I left a lot out, but as we all know- it wont take much for me to launch into a monolouge and tell you about it in person when I get back to the states.
Love you!!!
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