More Rome Trip Pictures!

Welp, my camera is still broken, but today I walked down to a little shop, and they might be able to fix it by tomorrow. . .so fingers crossed.
 
       

When In Rome. . Pompeii, Sorrento, Almalfi, & Naples

Whew, what a week! I'm so happy to be back at the center. We've been on the go since Tuesday! Unfortunately, my camera stopped working the second day, so I don't have any pictures pass our Vatican visit.
Short timeline of the trip:
Tuesday: arrived in Rome around lunchtime, checked into the hotel, got food, and went on a tour around the city
Wednesday: tour around Vatican!
Thursday: another tour around some churches in Rome, visited Zaha Hadid's MAXII museum
Friday: checked out of the hotel, rode to Pompeii and took a tour of an archaeological site, checked into our hotel in Sorrento, explored the city. . the water front was so nice.
Interesting story when we got back to the hotel . . . I decided to ride the elevator down to dinner with 4 other girls. Kelsey goes "everyone jump on the count of 3. . .1, 2, 3!" And we all jump.  All of a sudden we see debris falling from the lights in the elevator, we scream, and the elevator stops moving. Luckily there were people walking down the stairs and heard us; our professor's wife made sure we were okay, and then the waiting began. There were parts when it was funny, then not so funny when we realized we were seriously STUCK. We were in there for a good 40 minutes, and our professor was so nice, staying outside to talk to us the entire time, even bringing us chocolate wafers, haha. Well, we finally made it out just as the second course of dinner was being served. Definitely learned my lesson, and did not ride the elevator the rest of our time there! I probably will taking stairs only for a while too!
Saturday: took a bus to Almalfi, which was absolutely beautiful. Unfortunately, I have zero pictures, but I will steal some soon!

Sunday: visited Naples before coming back home; I was pretty creeped out most of the time here. . .making sure to hold onto my bag all the time, which kinda tells you what that city is like. Also had my first Neapolitan pizza, which was a disappointment, because it was one of the least favorite pizzas I've had in Italy. 

Some pictures I got before the camera died:

     

Done with School for the Week

Because we are leaving for Rome tomorrow!

Lunch 




Dinner




Time to go pack. . . be back Sunday!

Studio Day

I worked in studio all day. Our first project is due tomorrow! 

Dinner

I love Florence

and all of its wonderful shops!
Today I went to Florence for the 3rd time since I've been here. This was solely a shopping trip though. :)
 
  

purchases of the day  

Dinner                         

 the pasta was REALLY spicy today

Where Did Today Go?

 Lunch

green veggie soup


tomato, mozzarella, various types of bruschetta (that one is cilantro)

Dinner

 pasta with marinara & mushrooms



eggplant parmesan & cauliflower

Today went by incredibly fast. I seriously do not even know where the time went. This morning I went to the market for some bananas, got some work done for a class, went grocery shopping, and that's it? Now it's movie time!

Being Sick Stinks

Last night I could not fall asleep until almost 4 am, because I was coughing so much. :( 
I'm hoping this goes away soon, especially before our Rome trip next week. At least it's Thursday, which means no more classes until Monday!


Lunch




Dinner

Rainy Day in Perugia

  
 
Today was wet and rainy. . :( not so great for exploring a city. After a museum tour and lunch, we walked around for a bit, stopping in a few stores, including a chocolate shop. 
Highlight of the day, finding PEANUT BUTTER. I've never been more excited to see/eat peanut butter!

Dinner

eggplant pasta



potatoes, salad, chickpeas, breaded cheese


some type of cake with raisins

I Want Gelato

 Lunch

 



Dinner




After dinner, a group of us walked to get gelato. I was very excited, since I hadn't had any since Arezzo, and had not tried the popular place in Castig, Coco Palm. 
. . It was closed. And so were every other gelato/dessert place! And it was not even 9 yet. 
Sad night.
Tomorrow, we go to Perugia!

Happy Valentine’s Day

Lunch
 
 minestrone


hard boiled eggs + bruschetta


mini treats for Valentine's

Dinner

pasta with a tomato cream sauce


omelet, steamed spinach, cheese