Published: November 22nd 2005November 21st 2005
Sorry guys that i havent posted them earlier. It was a fun trip as you will see from the pictures. i cant wait for Birka to come out here so we can do all of this stuff together. I will definetly post the pictures of our trip to Zurich, this wendsday, soon. Have a happy Thanksgiving!!
There are more photos below
Photos: 19
Displayed: 19
Displayed: 19
I started this Blog when I found out that I was going to train in Colorado Springs for the World University Games in Turkey. I thought it would be a nice way to keep in touch with everyone while I trained and traveled. Since then the travel doors swung wide open and this Blog has turned into a true travel journal. The ease of access to, basically, the world is something I am very lucky to have. With the doors to the world open and the travel bug biting me every chance it can I know there will be many more stories to tell and tons of pictures to share. Enjoy!... full info
| Joined | July 11th 2005 | Trips | 0 |
| Last Login | May 18th 2011 | Followers | 0 |
| Status | BLOGGER | Follows | 0 |
| Blogs | 45 | Guestbook | 30 |
| Photos | 314 | Forum Posts | 0 |
Blog Options
Italy
Italy became a nation-state in 1861 when the city-states of the peninsula, along with Sardinia and Sicily, were united under King Victor EMMANUEL II. An era of parliamentary government came to a close in the early 1920s when Benito MUSSOLINI establis...more info
Blogged From
TravelBlog Awards
Find Hotels
Guests: | Rooms: |
First Leg
On the First leg of our journy. it was about 4 and 1/2 hours of total drive time. Not to terrible.
Lost
Its a bit hard to find the Tower but we mad it eventually.
Three of us
Joes Dad is just as much of a dork as we are so he was happy to pose for this picture.
Tourist
If you go to the leaning tower and dont take this picture there is something seariously wrong with you tourist instict.
Dumb
We had been in the car for a while so we were in rare form for taking pictures.
Dumb-2
I dont even know what the heck im doing in this picture but we had a good laugh about it.
Dumb-3
Here is Joe, walking like an Egyption in Italy. Like I said it was a long car ride.
Florence
We arrived in Florence with enough energy to enjoy a nice Florentine steak. the price was a bit steep but it was the second best steak i have ever had. Bedstefar gilled me up a T-bone a few years ago that has yet to be topped.
Ponte Vecchio
Joe and i went out exploring a little later and found this bridge. Its the oldest bridge in Italy and the only Bridge in Florence to have survived WWII.
Market
The next morning it was time to hit the famous Florence markets. the man in the white coat is the guy i ended up buy my leather coat from.
Booth
Here is Joe checking out the stuff at one of the Boothes.
Somebody's Birthday
Here I am getting somebody's Birthday gift, but im not telling who and you will never guess what it is.
Perseus
We had a little time to do some sight seeing. here i am at the famous statue of perseus with Madusa's head. Im sorry if i spelled Madusa wrong.
Another Statue
I have never heard of this statue but i thought it was cool. I found it in one of my books and could tell you all about it but it loses its effect if you are'nt standing next to it.
Dumb-4
I dont want you to think we did'nt have enough time to be dorks in Florence.
Dumb-5
Anyone have the time????????
Local spot
Eventually we had to listen to the locals. It was a fun trip and we saw alot but Joe and i had to go to work that night, if you want to call two hours of volleyball work.
Neutella
Found the biggest jars of Neutella ever!!! This was at a gas station on the way back.
Final Stretch
After a full day of travel we were pretty worn out. Dont worry mom, we took this picture on the Autoban going around 150. Just kidding it was in a parking lot in front of our house.
Copyright Notice: All Rights Reserved
The text and photos of this article remain the copyright of the Author (Nils14). Under no circumstances should the photos or text be used without the express written permission of the Author (Nils14). If you wish to use or publish photos or text from this article - please
Tot: 0.055s; Tpl: 0.003s; cc: 12; qc: 47; dbt: 0.0353s; 1; s:notus w:www (50.28.61.183); sld: 1; ; mem: 1.5mb
