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February 23rd 2008

Published: February 23rd 2008

Wow, I had quite the packed weekend excursion. We had our first study trip to Padova and Venice...and wow. Padova was unexpectedly a really cool city. We visted the Scrovegni Chapel and saw some of Giotto's original frescoes (Giotto is credited with being the first realist painter of the middle ages). They had us sit in this room to change the oxygen level of our breath to create a more friendly e... Read Full Entry

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Michelle Aspis

ItalianMich

Michelle here, Just making a blog to write about my adventures during my semester abroad in Italy. I'm 20 years old from Southern California. This is my first time traveling to Europe, and it should be one hell of a time. I will be staying in Parma, IT with a host-family for the most of my trip but will be taking study trips to Venice, Florence, and Rome...as well as other parts of Italy that are up for argumentation. I'll be traveling on my own around Italy and the rest of Europe during my stay and have the tentative return to the States on Jun 29th, but that's also not definite. Alri... full info

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Fur Coat from hell

I saw this woman walking around and I absolutely had to take a picture of her. No she isn't kidding, and yes thats real fur. PETA would be pleased.

Carnivale Masks

These things were EVERYWHERE! Venice is known for its Carnivale celebrations so of course the masks are a big hit with the tourists

Jewish Ghetto in Venice

Venice is the home of Italy's first jewish ghetto... Strange to see a sign in hebrew in the midst of all this italian...and catholicism

Prison chambers in Palazzo Ducale

Underneath all the gorgeousness of the Doge's apparments and meeting rooms, lies the dark and depressing prison chambers.

San Rialto Bridge

Typical shot of the San Rialto Bridge...

Glass Sculpture on Murano Island

Literally everything on this Island was made out of blown glass.. Absolutely gorgeous

Philharmonic Glass Set

These little figurines are made of glass too... they were soo cute i had to take a photo

Murano Glass

Another Glass Sculpture on Murano Island

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