Hotel Jolly Vittorio Veneto Rome

Four of us took off in one car this morning to find Radda di Chianti. The trusty GPS and sidekick navigator Don were engaged and down the road we went. Winding through hillsides of grapes and olive trees we managed to pass through a variety of weather scenarios. Rain, snow and rain mixed and just plain big fat snow flakes. Roads were clear and t...

After trying the hot water in the morning (we all had cold showers), we decided to call the agent to at least fix the water- we could put up with the rest but needed hot showers. We walked past the Radisson Hotel on the way to the metro and discussed whether it might be worth seeing what their rates were. We caught the Metro to the Forum, where ...

We had a pretty long day today, and it all began with a bit of a workout. Sam, Zack and myself left a little later than we had hoped. We ended up having to walk a bit faster than we would have liked to make it back to FAO on time for our morning presentations. Luckily we made it there a couple minutes before Bill Clay met up with us. We all thou...

Michelle and Andre: We arrived in Rome a couple days ago and have been pretty much nonstop sightseeing since. There is way too much to see here. We saw the Pantheon the first night where we had a really short but sweet free walking tour with a Scottish guy. Rafàel is actually buried in a tomb inside of it! We will post a picture. It is also the ...

...one week in Rome was great!...i want to go back!! i did not see the monuments and churches (no, not true...I saw the coloseum and st.peters, and when you walk in the city you see many many things) but it was fun. my friends nico and martin are doing erasmus in rome and so they know all the places and people. I did not see them for a long time...

Today, we rode a bus for 3 hours to the medieval town of Assisi. It was very cold and quiet. There are only 700 people living in the town which includes an order of Franciscan monks and nuns. St. Francis, the patron saint of nature and Italy, was from Assisi. The Basilica of St. Francis was original built in the Romanesque style with broad archi...

Hi! Me and Monica are just waiting for our laundry to finish drying. There is an internet cafe right across from the mat. Its been a crazy day and we are eager for tomorrow too. We are planning on going to Vatican City. We attempted to go to the Trevi Fountain tonight after dinner but ended up near the Roman Forum again. It was pretty so we went...

Well I'm here! I actually made it in one piece, haha (just barely though). The flight to London wasn't that bad actually. I kept busy, watched a couple of movies (didn't sleep at all) and the food wasn't even terrible. And get this, they had Key Lime Pie for dessert! (for those of you who don't know, Key Lime Pie is my fav). But of course once w...

Hi everyone! Well, we have finally arrived in Rome! We actually arrived at around 8 a.m. this morning (around 1 a. m. where you are:)), and the flight was uneventful-but long. We didn.t get any sleep on the plane, so when we arrived we did just what we said we did not want to do-take a short nap! we now feel refreshed and are about o venture out...

Wednesday 19th June This day is destined to remain one of Ches and my conflicting memories. It was a stinking hot day again, and I dragged Ches kicking and screaming, south to Nani and Amelia. Even after the event, she couldn't muster enough enthusiasm for any more than half a page in her journal, and even then it cust out after Nani, and Amelia...