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Travel Blogs from Magliano in Toscana
Etruscan Exploration
... shops and before we knew it our weekend excursion came to a close. Before walking back to the bus I surveyed the city and thought about how small and insignificant it made me feel. Sometimes I get too self-obsessed and forget that there is a big ol' world out there. If the Etruscans can carve homes out of a mountain then I can certainly get my homework done...
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Abbronzatura in the Mediterranean
I'm going back in time a little bit. My weekend was so jam packed and I didn't have time to write about it due to my crazy classes.
Friday afternoon I embarked on a three day excursion to Maremma, a region of Tuscany that is located by the coast of the Mediterranean. The trip was organized by my program--SAI--and included in our tuition. So, not only was I able to escape for a weekend, but I'd already paid for it! Indirectly, of course.
Our first night was ...
Excursion en Toscane, 6 septembre 2012
... res cathédrale d'Italie. Elle contient des oeuvres de Donatello, Bernini et Michelangelo (lorsqu'il était jeune). Son plancher de marbre qui a été en chantier durant 200 ans consiste de différents panneaux composés par 40 artistes italiens. Le plancher est recouvert pendant toute l'année sauf durant le mois de septembre. Imaginez notre surprise de savoir que nous avons été parmi les rares à pouvoir admirer cette ...
I spy with my little eye...
Heading to Vulci today, so bring your swimming costumes!
We gathered our group and picked up Allegra, Patrick's duaghter on the way out. She was going to home today and Patrick knew she would much rather go for a swim than stay in the house all day. So she squeezed in the middle and off we went.
Vulci was a rich and ...
Sort of Singing in the Rain
Today my dad and I explored the woods of Sorano.
We walked around the Etruscan pathways made millenniums ago. Finding different pieces of land, each with their own unique qualities. Some with their own Etruscan caves carved into the tufo, others with fruits trees and grape vines and other with both. However, other properties looked as though they had not been touched in years, over grown plant, and almost noticeable if there was not a wrought iron ...