Argentario Nihotels Ravenna

... as each seat filled the novelty soon wore off. It became cramped and uncomfortable... both physically and socially. As soon as we got to Austria however, the stunning views of the huge, steaming mountain forests, and ice blue rivers took our minds off the traveling conditions. On several occasions we couldn't help but gasp and 'wow' at the surroundings (which I felt quite guilty for doing because there was a blind woman in our carriage).

Nevertheless, it is an understatement to ...

... end of the road! Depending if it's my morning or afternoon shift, I'll either have a few chores to do around the yard, or might wander into the village, sit on the terrace and read, or have a siesta which is pretty much mandatory daily occurrence! It's peaceful. It's tranquil. And it is so real, grass roots and down-home county! I'm sure it is good for this city girl to try out life without my daily latte and manicured nails! We work outside once it starts to get cooler, working the ...

... bye to Michelle, I headed to Athens where I spent the night. Not much to report. I don't even have any pictures because my camera stopped working there the whole time in that city! Weird! So I arrived to Roma the next day, found my hostel, and could not wipe off the ear to ear grin from my face! HOLY SH** - I'M IN ROME!!

I think of Roma and I start to swoon. It is the most beautiful, magical, enchanting and sexy city I have ever seen! The food ...

... besichtigt, die Basilika und einen Spazi**gang durch die engen Gässchen d** Stadt. Kleine Mitbringsel gekauft - und dann nach "Abstieg" zum Parkplatz
Abfahrt Richtung Me**.

Wollte schaun ob ich das Jugendheim wied** finde in dem ich vor 38 Jahren 3 Wochen als Nichtschwimm**, nicht Sonnenbegeist**t**.... jeden Tag am Strand v**bringen musste - und so manche and**e "lustige" und ...

... front. The beach is broken into sections each section has a restaurant, sporting stuff (basketball hoops, Volleyball, Gyms, etc.) lounge chairs and umbrellas. Some even have an outdoor gym. The beach is actually sand, which is a novelty for Italy. We picked up some of the free bikes from the hotel and rode all around the city. I stopped and had a quick swim, Outside of the fact both of our asses were completely numb and bruised afterwards (not the best bikes ...

Tuesday 2nd June. We set off as the sun began to show through and leaving Mugello followed 5 massive trucks with the Moto Gp logo on them so they were off to the next racetrack site, like geeks we videoed this. We headed towards Tavulia and arrived at valentino Rossi's hometown md morning.The small town had 46 flags flying along the main road and we found the Rossi cafe where we had a coffee of which my cappuccino had 46 inscribed in the froth!!The cafe ...

... il mio italiano.
Le cose più belle sono successe in questo viaggio. Ho conosciuto gente dal tutto il mondo e ho fatto amici veramente di cuore. Al corso italiano che andavo ho conosciuto l'amore della mia vita e la persona migliore per girare il mondo. Ho cominciato a viaggiare molto purtoppo finora solo in Europa ma con la intenzione di andare dappertutto.
Milano, la grigia città secondo molti, la città più brutta di Italia, per me era incredibile...

... silted up in the 9th century and it never recovered. The only evidence of Classe´s ancient past is the Basilica of Sant Apollinare from 549. It was quite windy today and I was getting sandblasted. When I could take it no more I decided to wade across the river and catch the bus at Lido di Dante since the walk to that bus stop was shorter. I had seen people wade across the river and figured I could do it. I just did not want to walk all the way back to Classe ...

A good night's rest after the long 2 days of travel and I was off to visit the mosaics of Ravenna. Ravenna is unique for some of the earliest examples of Early Christian and Byzantine structures. They were mostly built between the 4th to 6th century when Ravenna was a major religious and political center. What made this city so special to me was the artwork created on the walls and ceilings inside these buildings from glass mosaic tiles.

I started the day visiting S ...

... a giant plastic tube-a bright yellow plastic tube. It was clean, but in a cold and sterile kind of way. Nothing was free during the flight except the airline magazine. Drinks, including water, food, even airline souvenirs were for sale. I usually don't have a problem with close spaces, but I started to feel really claustrophobic on the plane and was relieved when it landed and I could get out of that thing, safely on the ground again.