friday oct 31.

happy halloween!

dads last day was today. he takes off mid day tomorrow. we were going to try to make it to lake como but the weather was 45 and rainy. we hung out around duomo today. wandered, had some wine, wandered, had some wine etc...

we are back at the hotel now, going to grab some dinner, and probably keep the halloween festivities to a minimum, however there are quite a lot of events going on.

wednesday oct 29.

florence / rome

so dad and i arrived later than expected last night into milan. our train from rome left at 3:30 and we didnt arrive back until almost 9:30. we spent the last 24 hours of our trip in rome. i do not recommend attempting to conquer rome in 24 hours. however, i think we both enjoyed florence quite a bit more, so maybe its ok.

you can casually tour florence by foot, however if you want to see all of rome you have to use a different means of transport. we chose to follow the herd and take one of the double decker tourist buses on the first night we arrived. it helped us find our way around town. dad claims he had the best meal of the trip at a little restaurant in rome near piazza barberini. or, pizza barbie.

my camera died midway through the colosseum visit. it didnt make it to the vatican.

here are the few pictures we managed to take.

and i decided to make the pictures bigger on the main page b/c they look too small normally, and then when you try to enlarge them they get too big.

outside the hotel in florence.

we didnt have enough time to view the inside.

'ARE YOU NOT ENTERTAINED?'

sunday oct 26.

florence!

dad and i arrived last night around six. after passing on the freakiest hotel in town we found one that is right on the main road across from dior, prada, and mcqueen.

we went out to dinner and stopped by a few pubs near the duomo. dads camera is absolutely horrible but here are a few pictures from yesterday.

today we are going to stay in florence and check out the city. we also might see if we can sneak in a visit to a winery.

monday oct 20.

its three thirty in the morning and milan is finally still. i can hear the dull hum of the vending machine four stories below and the occasional car driving by on the other side of the residence. ive been staying up later because minus my walk to school, its really the only alone time i get. there isnt even the sound of a breeze passing through the buildings. its extremely peaceful.

friday oct 17.

so today was one of the greatest days here.

we visited lake como which is an hour train ride and costs only six euro round trip.

we toured a silk museum on the way to como. we saw the entire process, from the silk worms to when it gets dyed or printed. it was a cool experience, minus the smell.

there wasnt a cloud in the sky and the temperature was in the mid seventies with a cool breeze. it was the perfect day for a completely relaxing boat trip around lake como.

sorry for all the pictures.

little white house.cathedral of como, (duomo).at night.we wanted to get higher, so we took a tram to the top.the next ones are random .it was a comfy bench.

on monday we are taking a train to locarno, switzerland.

and on friday dad arrives! we plan on heading to venice and florence.

i miss all of you!

wednesday oct 15.

pictures of il duomo.

mom or dad, we are definitely going to this restaurant.

weekly meeting tonight. ill write tomorrow.

friday oct 10.

today, i skyped and took pictures.

you should enlarge this one and check out his painting.