Chelsea
I'm Traveling in Europe this summer in a study abroad program through FSU focusing on textiles, fashion, and merchandising.ccc06c
Travel Blog Posts
My first blog!
Published: July 14th 2008Europe » United Kingdom » England » Greater London » Bloomsbury
July 10th 2008
Okay so, I'm not great at the blogging thing but I'm giving it a go! I suppose my order will work backward because this site doesn't have Milan yet (where i started.) Today we traveled from Paris to London on the Eurostar high speed train which took us through the Chunnel. As exciting as it was it made for a nice nap! We were out of the Chunnel in 20 minutes and the whole train ride took just over 2 hours! It got over 200 mph but it was much smoother and nicer than the last train we took. When we got to london we were met by FSU study center staff. They gave us our Oyster Cards in Ikea envelopes (apparently Ikea sponsors The Underground in some way.) These cards act as debt cards in ... read more
July 2nd 2008
I got to go on an exclusive tour for 15 of us of the Armani headquarters and flagship store. We were give our tour by Amee Boyle, the Head of International Public Relations. I'll walk you through our tour with the photos!... read more
July 1st 2008
When i was in Milan we had a bus tour, which was very informative but nothing can make you feel more touristy. Mini Summary of Interesting facts about Milan: It is that most international city in Italy with the widest stock exchange. We saw the very impressive Duomo, a cathedral that started being built in 1386 and was completed in 1965. With the structure entirely made of marble and rosewood doors. There are 3600 on and within the Duomo. Mary is on the top of it and looks very small but she is actually 14 feet tall. It is a mastery of proportion. It's constantly being worked on and reconditioned the original building company resides across the street and are in control of the constant refurbishing. Because they are the original builders they have all of ... read more
June 28th 2008
When i got into Milan I fumbled through the airport got my pretty purple luggage and headed for the bus to Milano! It was great when i got off the bus i ran into this girl who was meeting her cousin and her cousin helped me get a cab to my hotel. All in all i got to the hotel on 12.50 euros a cab would've run me 70 to 90 euro... thank goodness for the travel books! I dropped my bags off at the hotel and off I went. I walked toward Buenos Aries Street which is the main drag for Mid-level shopping and poked around for a while. I grabbed my first 1.5 liter bottle of water and some fruit and yogurt to recover from my LONG journey. ... read more
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