Justine Pugliese

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Justine Pugliese

So I decided to start this blog so everyone can follow 4 Pugliese's + 1 Nazario through Italy! Stay tuned peeps....



Europe » Italy January 6th 2015

Venenzia… what can I say about Venice other than holy moly there are a lot of bridges. Especially when you are looking for a bar! That’s right folks, the three amigos (Jay, Janelle and myself) met a fellow American (Jake from Chicago) at the hotel and the four of us decided to experience the nightlife in Venice. Little did we know that there is really only 1 bar (other than the Hilton) in Venice.What started out around 8pm at night… along the way we picked up a little black cat (mew, mew, mew, Jinxy.) About 3 hours into our journey we thought the GPS was our savior, which was a total lie. Thank God Jake spoke Spanish cause when we came across this random El Salvadorian man in an alley who walked us straight to the ... read more
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Europe » Italy January 3rd 2015

Wow, so it really has been a while…. Sorry it took me so long to get back on here but we were having way to much fun for me to take time to blog! Half of me wanted to live in the moment/not document everything and the other half was pretty lazy and over blogging, ha ha, but now I'm back! So where did I leave off… The Colosseum Tour which was super fantastico! Being in a building that was built in 97AD is so hard to fathom. Get this, 700,000 people were sacrificed and killed for pure entertainment. How does that happen? But what is even more mind blowing, a woman kept asking about all the animals that were killed and was shocked that there weren't any animal rights laws then. Really? Animal rights laws? ... read more
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Europe » Italy December 26th 2014

Happy Birthday Baby Jesus! Jay made the best breakfast ever! I'm talking provolone, pepperoni and prociutto omelettes that were To-Die-For! After digesting, we took a stroll over to St. Peter's Square. On the way we saw the most darling takeout restaurant ever, Cucina Pugliese Take Away. Crazy right!!! We then jumped on a bus tour that went through all of Rome. Funny thing about the bus tour... We went on because it was supposed to rain, little did we know we had to sit on the open top. A few drops claimed us but we were lucky the rain held out! On the tour we saw St. Angelo square, Circo Massimo, Piazza Del Popolo, Colosseum and many more attractions. After the tour, we came back to which my mom then prepared a delicious Christmas dinner. Antipasto, ... read more
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Europe » Italy December 25th 2014

After a long 9 hour flight, we finally made it to Rome. The gang went out to explore the neighborhood and came across the Church of St. Agnes, Spanish Steps, and Patheon. While out, we stopped for a nice lunch, where I was dragged out of the bathroom by an 80 year old woman because she wasn't done cleaning yet. Dressed like every Nana and Nonna out there, in the quintessential black tights, open toed shoes, knee length black skirt, and black turtlneck, she gave me a dirty look and cursed under her breath until I tipped her then her attitude changed real quick saying "Grazie, grazie Bella." Later in the evening, we traveled far and wide (only cause we were lost and walked in circles) to the Vatican City for Christmas Eve Mass with the ... read more
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North America » United States » Georgia December 23rd 2014

We've been in the Atlanta Airport for a few hours now and the excitement is beginning to build! Janelle is doing her pre-plane stretch (she has no shame), in the middle of the terminal. Sitting at F12, listening to a group of italian men speak, tweeting the pope, this trip is real life people!... read more
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North America » United States December 21st 2014

So..... I will be enjoying the beautiful land of Italy over this Christmas vacation! Mario (dad), Shelley (mom), Jay (brother), Janelle (bestie & honorary Pugliese) and myself will be on the adventure of a lifetime. Take a seat and enjoy our ride through Rome, Venice and who knows where else the Pugliese's will end up! The packing has just finished and the excitement is setting in!... read more




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