Starhotels Du Parc Parma

... a hello, and how are you. I sat. Looked around, fought the urge to find a book to read. I thought in the end that might be a little rude so I didn't (until Sunday...) I listened to what were suppose to be words bouncing off my brain leaving little indentations but not deep enough to soak in. So many different words trying to bash their way into my over muddled brain. I do think however that I have an advantage over my parents even in this ...

... the one that no one has physically seen, but totally exists and makes me eat seconds or thirds and as much junk food as my stomach can handle. I love fat Allison. We got these croissant things with chocolate and chestnuts and powdered sugar, and were basically a little bit of heaven. We ate by the water until our noses were running and we couldn't feel our fingers and Francesco's coat was covered in sugar dust. The ride home was much more ...

So we decided to wing it today and just got on the train for a day trip to Parma. This was one of the places that was on my must do list. We tried to find the tourist office but it was closing in 10 minutes and we (as usual) didnt know where we were going. Almost everything shuts down in the afternoons over here and i guess the tourism office was no different. We had some time to kill so we got a bit of ...

Today we ventured into Parma we had better luck parking today. It had to be the nicest parking garage ever. Each spot had either a green/unoccupied or red/occupied light right above it and there was music playing over the loud speaker very cool! We had a lunch of tomato and basil pasta with a dessert plate of the meats of Parma. We walked around Parma saw a ...

... countryside. The drive took about 2 hours. We met our hosts Lorelei and Arthur at the Reggiolo exit. We followed them to their apartment (which is beautiful pictures to come later) where they cooked us a wonderful dinner of lamb chops, fresh Caesar salad and roasted potato's which we ate outside in their courtyard with some Italian wine. They also ...

For a nice little day trip, Zoe and I decided to go to one of the main cities in Emilia-Romagna (the province where our father hails from): Parma.<br><br>The city is reknowned for parmesan cheese and Parma ham, or as we call it, prosciutto.<br><br>If you like quaint churches and little shops, this place is great to visit!<br>

... and strong in taste. We had an exciting and educational experience in Bologna and Parma and even had snow while we were in Parma. This was a treat, especially for the student from California, as well as the ones from Texas, who rarely get to see snow. As for me, I can't wait for some warmer dryer weather. Since we have been in Italy we have had 2 days of sunshine and the rest overcast and rain. I leave for Barcelona on Thursday for open weekend and till I write again Ciao!

... the congestion) Ants and I met up with her sister and justin, compared tans and went to see the ruins of pompeii. Pretty amazing with very graffic scenes depicted on the walls of the brothels and of course some pillars and an amphitheatre. After some lunch we met up with our friend Amy and all drove to sorrento for the night and went out for dinner. The others were in a hotel while we stayed in a campground for the night, luxury, they had a pool too but had to wear a ...

Did you know hives can last for a week?!!! I am buying stock in cortisone when I get home. I have developed a reputation for laughing at other's distress. Like Justina's anchovy/gorgonzola cheese incident. Or Bridget being chased by a bee and knocking into a bicycle. (It would have been funnier if it fell over). Apparently, I even have an evil laugh to go with my evil actions. So, today, we were sitting on the campus, eating lunch, when a bird...who had ...

June 10, 2002<br><br>Back on the bus! This time to Italy!! We went to Pisa (and had pizza for lunch!) We saw the tower, of course, and the church. Got to shop in the souvenir shops and sit for awhile in the sun. Very peaceful day. I can tell I'm getting tired, because the travel journal entries are shorter and shorter!<br> <br><br><br><br>We were in ...