The train

Sarah and Brandi

Another stair to climb for every picture I couldn't take...

October 16th 2005
I’m sort of at a loss for words of what to say about my gorgeous weekend in Florence… Florence is beautiful. It was a little smaller than I expected, but that’s one of the things that made it such a nice weekend. It was much more pedestrian oriented than Rome, so it was nice not having to worry about being run down by a pack of scooters or all the crazy traffic that’s in Rome. It was al ... read more

Europe » Italy » Tuscany » Florence

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... ... read more

Message Follow (0) Comment

Katie Elizabeth

arkansassouthernbelle

I’m a fourth year architecture major at the University of Arkansas (Go Hogs!). I’ll be spending the semester in Italy, as I am participating in our school’s study abroad program in Rome. “If I look at some excellent statue, I say within my heart: "When will you be able to remove the excess from a block of marble and reveal so lovely a figure hidden therein? When will you know how to mix different colors and spread them over a canvas or a wall and represent all visible objects by their means, like a Michelangelo, a Raphael, or a Titian?” -Galileo Galilei “Dialogue Concerning the Two ... full info

Joined	August 10th 2005	Trips	0
Last Login	August 18th 2011	Followers	0
Status	BLOGGER	Follows	0
Blogs	31	Guestbook	18
Photos	477	Forum Posts	0

[photo=113646]

[blogger=5779]

[photo=113646]

[blog=23867]

[blogger=5779]

Top Photos Blog Map

Tot: 0.016s; Tpl: 0.003s; cc: 4; qc: 6; dbt: 0.0043s; 1; m:domysql w:travelblog (10.17.0.13); sld: 1; ; mem: 1mb