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Europe » Italy » Tuscany » Arezzo January 24th 2008

So I haven't really written in a while but I've just been getting busy with school and travelling and crappy internet and the like. But here I am to tell you of my travels!! So last week I just had school, it was pretty cold and gloomy and Italian is really startin to get on everyones nerves! It just goes really fast and its just really frustrating! But other than that all was well and good, on wednesday (16th) morning a couple of girls were leaving the hostel and I asked them where they were off to and they said "oh we're checking out stuff for this weekend, we're going to milan" and I was like oh thats crazy and they were all like "oh well ryan said u wanted to go" and I had not ... read more

Chill weekend

Europe » Italy » Tuscany » Arezzo January 13th 2008

Walk to the CO-OP

KPlester

Here I am, fairly settled in and all that good stuff. Friday was the first day of our long weekend, we decided not to go anywhere cause it was our first weekend and it would be good to get out barrings and get all comfortable in our new italian town. A couple of people went to Rome, some more went to Perugia and some went to Sienna. There is a town about an hour long bus ride away that apparentley has good shopping that a couple people went to the other day. I was debating it but decided that I should wait to go shopping for a little later in the trip so that I know where I stand with my monnnieees. so friday we went down to the CO-OP in Camucia and bought some stuff. ... read more

CORTONAAAAA

Europe » Italy » Tuscany » Arezzo January 10th 2008

Rome

KPlester

' So here is the shortened version of the entry that I lost: Sunday: Our last full day in Rome, we went to the Pantheon and made some dinner. WAY too much pasta! had to throw a bunch out. Went to bed really early because we were still jet legged! Monday: last day in rome, went to the grocery store bought some sandwiches and some Amazing capacinos and they're only like $1.50, soooooooooooo good. Anyways we took the metro with all our gigantic luggage to the train station and hoped on the bus with the rest of the crew to go to Cortona! We go to cortona lugged our bags up a bunch of stairs and then kinda walked around in confusion. None of us knew what to do, it was so much different than staying ... read more

GAH

Europe » Italy » Tuscany » Arezzo January 9th 2008

KPlester

I just wanna say I wrote oiut a really really big entry and it no joke took me an hour and it was really goo and then the internet screwed up and it got deleted!!! So i'll try and find some more time tommorrow! I need everyone that wants me to call them to tell me when is a good time to call cause it is possible depending on when u are available during the week. :D ... read more

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