So, think of everything you might know about Munich or from my blog post. Good. Now think of the exact opposite. Good. That’s Berlin. It’s a city filled with the street art, dirty subways, punksters, big skyscrapers, and in many ways, still dealing with the after effects of the cold war. You’ll be hard press… [Read more…]
July 29, 2011
The Intro: We spent our time visiting Hungary in its capital city of Budapest. Budapest used to be two cities, Buda and Pest. Buda is now known for its rolling hills, historic tourist attractions, and serves as residences for many of the city’s citizens. Pest on the contrary is a little dirtier, home to the city’s… [Read more…]
July 29, 2011
Before leaving Austria, we actually took a day trip to Bratislava, Slovakia. Vienna and Bratislava are the world’s two closet capitals and we figured it wouldn’t hurt to add another country to the list! Our time in Slovakia was nice but pretty uneventful. While the medieval downtown makes for a pleasant area to stroll in,… [Read more…]
July 29, 2011
Before making it to Austrian capital of Vienna, Michael and I made a short visit to the town of Salzburg. Salzburg (which translates to salt mountain) is a small town close to the German border famous for its salt mines and of course… The Sound of Music!!! Now truth be told, I have never seen… [Read more…]
July 27, 2011
The first stop in our backpacking adventuring was Munich, just a smelly overnight train away from Florence. Munich is the heart of Bavaria, the conservative, traditional, sterotypical center of the German lifestyle. In other words, this is where the schnitzel and lederhosen come from. It’s a city filled with history, energy, and of course beer.… [Read more…]
July 26, 2011
After my parents left, I gave Michael the tour of Florence. A trip to Tuscany wouldn’t complete without a trip to a Tuscan village of course, so the next day we made our way to Cortona. Cortona is actually the village that inspired the chick flick Under the Tuscan Sun. Now to be honest, I have… [Read more…]
July 20, 2011
My journey to Mama Africa was already quite sometime ago but I would be doing my blog a disservice if I didn’t document my trip. Since about a year ago, I put Morocco on my list of “must-sees” for my semester in Europe. I thought I would finally make it to the motherland in late… [Read more…]
July 19, 2011
With Spring well on its way, it was hard to go a day without some kind of event occurring in the city. Two of my favorite memories by far were attending a Fiorentina soccer game along with the Italian MTV Awards a couple days later. The day of the soccer game, Megan and I bought… [Read more…]
July 19, 2011
The weekend after our Chianti adventure, a couple of friends and I made our way to Cinque Terre for Easter Weekend. Cinque Terre is a series of five small fishing villages off the coast of Italy. With breathtaking views out of a postcard and breathing hikes out of a labor camp, it was a great… [Read more…]
May 19, 2011
After a month or so of traveling outside of the country, I was looking forward to spending a couple of weekends exploring Italy. In early April, we had a school field trip to Pompeii, Capri, and Sorrento. My inner 6th grader yet again had a field day with our trip to impeding trip the ancient… [Read more…]
August 5, 2011
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