Samantha Koutrakos

Ms Koutrakos

Samantha Koutrakos

Europe » Italy » Tuscany » Florence May 18th 2009

The next stop for us is Florence, Italy for only one night, which I now regret because Florence is home to some of the most amazing art ever created. We stayed at a great Hostel where there were many people from all over that we got to meet. We spent our first day just walking around and getting to know the area, and our second day was mainly spent in the Uffizi Gallery which is the biggest art museum in the world after the Vatican. We got to see some amazing works of art such as the Birth of Venus which is a famous painting by Botticelli (show them a picture Mrs. Grace). We saw a famous bridge called the San Marco bridge that has a secret passage way for the famous Medici family to use ... read more

Venice

Europe » Italy » Veneto » Venice May 16th 2009

Ms Koutrakos

We took a 7 hour train ride from Vienna down to Venice, Italy. The train ride was beautiful and I took some wonderful pictures of the mountains and scenery on the way. Getting out of the train station I was greeted with the most beautiful view of Venice! We crossed over a bridge (there are so many in Venice because it is on the water, and no cars are allowed), where we then approached our hostel. A hostel is sort of like a hotel, but it is cheaper and usually meant for younger age groups. We took a boat ride down the water to an area called San Marco. San Marco some of you might know because at Disney World in Epcot they replicate the buildings there in their version of Italy. Venice also has some ... read more

First stop: Vienna!

Europe » Austria » Vienna » Vienna May 14th 2009

Ms Koutrakos

Hi guys! I miss you all very much! My friend Katelyn and I are traveling all around Europe and our first stop was Vienna, Austria. One of my best friends is living there right now, so we went to go visit her for a couple of days. It was cold there! It was amazingly beautiful though, and we got to see some amazing architecture such as an old palace of the old ruler of Vienna. We also got to go to a museum of modern art, it was very interesting to look at. I will have to send pictures when I get back to the United States of some of the great things that I have seen. Next stop: Venice, Italy! ... read more

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