So its been for months and I leave tomorrow morning. I know I haven't been blogging much but I have been taking finals and spending my last few weeks in roma eating and drinking amazing wine. It's a bittersweet goodbye, I'm going to miss Roma and all of my new best friends, but I can't wait to get home and see my family and friends in the great state of Texas.
Must say that this has been the greatest time of my life and I wouldn't change it for anything. I have learned so much from my travels and from living in a country that isn't as spoiled as America. I also am so glad that I have so many friends all of the states and if any of yall are reading this we will keep in touch so no worries.
I leave at 1030 am so I'll be getting up around 6 and getting a cab around 7 to go to the air port, then im takin a 12 hour flight to atlanta. O wait then I have 6 hour lay over, so I think I'll try out my 21 year old id in America. O yeah my birthday was a week ago and it was absolutely amazing and couldnt have been better. Went and saw Afro Jack and Steve Angello, and for everyone who doesnt know who they are they are techno artists and they are amazing. The concert lasted till 630 in the morning, and after leaving the concert I went to the vatican bc it was the beatification of the Pope which brings in 3 times the amount of people as Easter (which was the week before). Not religious but seeing something that brings in 3 million people from all over the world might be the most amazing and unique thing I have ever seen. Couldnt even really get close to the pope bc there were so many people there and they closed off all the roads.
Well I will be back in ausitn 24 hours from now and i couldnt be more sad......Seems like yesterday I was so nervous to fly over here and now travel seems like a breeze to me. Well my friends back home domani and for you the roma crew, I'll see you on the other side.
CIAO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Friday, May 6, 2011
Wednesday, April 20, 2011
Tourist are here
So its holy week and Rome has exploded! Which sucks because I hate tourists they get in the way of everything!!! But it is hilarious to see them struggling so hard to do the simplest tasks....Remember those good ole days. As you know easter is coming up and Rome will be a mad house so I cant wait to go people watch and tell ya all about it.
On another note I got an italian hair cut yesterday and it was hilarious, I spoke a few words of giberious in italian and he was off. He didn't speak a word of english so he just laughed at me the whole time and just laughed back. The guy is like 100 and the hair cut was only six euro and all the locals i know told me not to go there because he would cut of my ear. Its save to say i still have my ear and I think it looks alright.
My pictures from my camera wont load anymore so I'm having some trouble but let you know when I get them up.
Ciao Ciao
On another note I got an italian hair cut yesterday and it was hilarious, I spoke a few words of giberious in italian and he was off. He didn't speak a word of english so he just laughed at me the whole time and just laughed back. The guy is like 100 and the hair cut was only six euro and all the locals i know told me not to go there because he would cut of my ear. Its save to say i still have my ear and I think it looks alright.
My pictures from my camera wont load anymore so I'm having some trouble but let you know when I get them up.
Ciao Ciao
Sunday, April 17, 2011
Amalfi Coast
Well the Amalfi Coast has to be the most beautiful site I've ever seen in my entire life. Thursday night we left for Sorrento around 8 and got to our hostel around midnight, checked in had some drinks and went to bed. Few hours later around 730 we woke up and took the fairy to the Island of Capri.....From there we immeditaly got on boats and took a ride around the island. After riding around for awhile having no idea what we were doing our boat stopped and we were in front of the the Blue Gratto, for those of you that dont know what the blue gratto is, it is a small cave and it has the most beautiful blue water I have ever seen.
To get into the cave was quite difficult, from our medium sized boats we had to hop on to small row boats in groups of 4. From there the Italian row boat dude would take us to the cave, now this is were it gets tricky. He has to wait for a wave to come so that the water goes down then we had to duck down in the row boat while he pulled on a chain and launched us inside the cave. Once inside the cave all we were nexct to tons of other row boats and all of the italians were sing songs. The inside of the blue gratto is the most beautiful thing i have ever seen. The water is so blue and amazing my pictures don't come even close to doing it justice. Although we were only in there for about 3 minutes looking at the water I wouldve pay a 100 euro for it.
After that we went back onto the island and went to the top of the mountain which is called Ancapri. After having a great lunch we walked around the city tasting lemonchello and looking there custom made sandals which is what their know for. After that we took a chairlift to the top the highest point on the Amalfi Coast, which was absolutely amazing and I have tons a pictures that once again dont give it justice.
Then the next day we went to Positano, and I dont have much to say about it because all we did was just chill on the beach and do nothing all day which was amazing. We were suppose to go cliff jumping but the water was too rocky. Then today we went to Pompeii and saw all the ruins which was pretty remarkable. See a human body that got covered with moltan lava is pretty wierd when you can see is dentures.
Thats all I got about the almalfi coast, but its def the most amazing place to see in all of Italy and its a must see. I'll be home in 3 weeks which totally sucks, so see you then
To get into the cave was quite difficult, from our medium sized boats we had to hop on to small row boats in groups of 4. From there the Italian row boat dude would take us to the cave, now this is were it gets tricky. He has to wait for a wave to come so that the water goes down then we had to duck down in the row boat while he pulled on a chain and launched us inside the cave. Once inside the cave all we were nexct to tons of other row boats and all of the italians were sing songs. The inside of the blue gratto is the most beautiful thing i have ever seen. The water is so blue and amazing my pictures don't come even close to doing it justice. Although we were only in there for about 3 minutes looking at the water I wouldve pay a 100 euro for it.
After that we went back onto the island and went to the top of the mountain which is called Ancapri. After having a great lunch we walked around the city tasting lemonchello and looking there custom made sandals which is what their know for. After that we took a chairlift to the top the highest point on the Amalfi Coast, which was absolutely amazing and I have tons a pictures that once again dont give it justice.
Then the next day we went to Positano, and I dont have much to say about it because all we did was just chill on the beach and do nothing all day which was amazing. We were suppose to go cliff jumping but the water was too rocky. Then today we went to Pompeii and saw all the ruins which was pretty remarkable. See a human body that got covered with moltan lava is pretty wierd when you can see is dentures.
Thats all I got about the almalfi coast, but its def the most amazing place to see in all of Italy and its a must see. I'll be home in 3 weeks which totally sucks, so see you then
Monday, April 4, 2011
continued
O I forgot to mention the crazy travel on the way back to Roma. So to save money I didn't book a hostel on saturday night and booked the cheaper flight on sunday at 6am. My thinking was people stay out til then so why should I buy a hostel just to store my stuff. So most of saturday I carried around my luggage and then went to the bars and clubs with it then took a cab to the airport. Just wanna say it makes for a crazy and stressfull experience. Don't think I will be doing it again any time in the future because yesterday I slept from 930a.m to 730this morning, but it was a much needed 22 hours of sleep.
BARCELONA!!!!
Va bene so barcelona is the best city in the world hands down the best. I want to live there for the rest of my life, ok maybe not the rest of my life but atleast til I'm thirty. It is the most insane place ever, and the best once again.
Alora barcelona is just so chill and young that is during the day. When I got there it was already night time I checked in ate some tapas which are spanish apitzers and absolutely amazing then went out the bars and clubs. The clubs are were its at in Barca, they're absolutely insane and the coolest thing about them is that if you walk out the back door you are actually on the beach!! The culture and lifestyle there is out of this world not joke. You go to the bars at 12 because thats when the metro closes then to the clubs around 2 around then you party all night long till around 5 or 6 cause thats when the metros re-open.
After I woke up from about a 3 hour nap (from 7-10) I had to do all the site seeing so I went around the city enjoying the amazing sites it offers like the sagrada familia and its amazing parks that all give you an amazing view of all of Barca. Then after checking out all the major touristy places we went to the beach because it was absolutely gorgeous outside. Barcelonas beach e molto bello, its not like texas crappy beaches with sea weed everywhere, its perfect sand with beautiful blue water. It wasn't too crowded yet because it was only the start of april but im guessing once summers starts it starts to look like south padre during spring break because it was pretty crowded when we were on it.
The second day was pretty much a repeat of the amazing first day but eating more tapas and much more beach time. I honestly dont know how anybody gets anythign down around there Wednesday- Sat because they go out all night long til the sun rises then the entire town takes a siesta from 1 to around 3 which is basically just eating tapas and drinking sangria. Which is maybe why I liked it so much cause who can hate going out all night long waking up and then immeditally taking a 3 hour lunch break and then going to the beach for the remainder of the night and then repeat.
But it was my favorite city I've been to this far blowing every other place out of the water. It just feels like a very young city and plus I can understand a little spanish and speak it a little bit better than italian. I would advice everyone who is reading my blog who hasnt gone to barca to go and if you have go back because I sure as hell am its the place to be.
Adios mi amigos!
Alora barcelona is just so chill and young that is during the day. When I got there it was already night time I checked in ate some tapas which are spanish apitzers and absolutely amazing then went out the bars and clubs. The clubs are were its at in Barca, they're absolutely insane and the coolest thing about them is that if you walk out the back door you are actually on the beach!! The culture and lifestyle there is out of this world not joke. You go to the bars at 12 because thats when the metro closes then to the clubs around 2 around then you party all night long till around 5 or 6 cause thats when the metros re-open.
After I woke up from about a 3 hour nap (from 7-10) I had to do all the site seeing so I went around the city enjoying the amazing sites it offers like the sagrada familia and its amazing parks that all give you an amazing view of all of Barca. Then after checking out all the major touristy places we went to the beach because it was absolutely gorgeous outside. Barcelonas beach e molto bello, its not like texas crappy beaches with sea weed everywhere, its perfect sand with beautiful blue water. It wasn't too crowded yet because it was only the start of april but im guessing once summers starts it starts to look like south padre during spring break because it was pretty crowded when we were on it.
The second day was pretty much a repeat of the amazing first day but eating more tapas and much more beach time. I honestly dont know how anybody gets anythign down around there Wednesday- Sat because they go out all night long til the sun rises then the entire town takes a siesta from 1 to around 3 which is basically just eating tapas and drinking sangria. Which is maybe why I liked it so much cause who can hate going out all night long waking up and then immeditally taking a 3 hour lunch break and then going to the beach for the remainder of the night and then repeat.
But it was my favorite city I've been to this far blowing every other place out of the water. It just feels like a very young city and plus I can understand a little spanish and speak it a little bit better than italian. I would advice everyone who is reading my blog who hasnt gone to barca to go and if you have go back because I sure as hell am its the place to be.
Adios mi amigos!
Wednesday, March 30, 2011
Spring break yo
For my spring break Prague or Praha was my first destination. To get there I took a bus for 17 hours.....one of the most miserable experiences of my life. After arriving in Prague around nine in the morning we checked into our hostel and immediately went on the New Europe walking touring of Prague and I can honestly say I learned more about this history of Prague than I know about the States. After a full day of exploring the city we decided to find some real czech food and ended up getting completely ripped off spending over 20 dollars on a meal that was worth five. To explain Czech is the only country in the EU that doesn't use the euro, they use the Crown. One euro is equal to 26 crown, so it is extremely difficult at first when you are use to using euro and then you have to use Crown. Imagine taking out 2000 crown for the weekend and spending 500 crown for a dinner, it gets pretty confusing at times and thats how we got so ripped off on our lunch because we honestly had no idea how much we were spending.
After touring the city and getting ripped off on a midocre lunch me and a few friends did a beer challenge. And let me tell you Praha beer is pretty awesome, no preservatives, no added chemicals= No hangover. After that we experienced the crazy night life in prague, they have a club that is five stories and on each floor its a different genre of music and it gets absolutely crazy. They also have a 80 clubs that strictly plays American 80's music, which was extremely wild.
After spending two wonderful days in Prague which is extremly modern compared to Roma we headed off on a seven hour bus ride to the amazing city of Berlin. We arrived in Berlin in the afternoon and we had a walking tour the next day so we decided to walk around the city and see what was up. And I soon discovered Berlin is nothing what I expected, I expected beer halls and a semi modern city not near as old as Roma but not as modern as the states. I was completely wrong, walking the streets of Berlin reminded me of being back at home except everyone speaks German. After walking around for awhile we decided to go up on the TV tower which is the highest point in Berlin and I think germany, its around 200 meters tall. From there we could see the entire city which is enourmous and breathtaking.
After experiencing Berlins crazy night life we woke up and did another New Europe walking tour around Berlin. By the way these tours are great the people that do them are all pretty young and they absolutely love there job, plus is free and they only take tips. My tour guide in Berlin was amazing and makes you want to learn about the city. After learning about all of the history of germany and berlin it really made me want to see old berlin instead of the super modern city that it is. We went and saw all of the main attractions like checkpoint charlie, hitlers bombshelter, and the berlin wall which has an amazing history to it and I'd advise anybody reading my blog to do some more research becasue its pretty remarkable I mean you build a wall to keep people out not to keep people in. After that I went with my bus2alps group and we experienced a traditional germany dinner with brats and a porkroast which was amazing. Plus the beer is amazing over there but I really want to go experience Munich and go to all the beer halls there isn't alot of that in Berlin.
After spending 2 days and 1 night in Berlin our crew left for Amsterdam. I honestly didnt know what to expect when going to Amsterdam except for what I had heard about the red light district. But Amsterdam blew my mind, the city is so beatuiful and reminds me a lot of Venice but Amsterdam is much prettier and a lot less water. The most amazing thing about Amsterdam is the amount of bikes that are there, you really have to see it there are more bikes than people. And the people are freaking fraking insane they are so freaking dangerous and I know from experience because we rented bikes for the day and I'm surprised im still alive.
After riding bikes all day and doing another free walking to we stopped by the Anne Frank house, which is a lot bigger than I expected. Its also really emotional when you go in the house and is really really heavy. While we were the the weather was extremely beautiful so we just hung out in the park all day and chill and it was an amazing and beautiful city to just relax in. One fun fact to know about Amsterdam is how they inforce laws.....So for example the red light district- if what you are doing brings in business, is descrete, and doesn't harm anybody than the police turn the other way and let things happen and that pretty much sums up the city.
Then I made my way to Paris for my last 3 days of spring break and your gonna have to wait for that because I'm done typing
After touring the city and getting ripped off on a midocre lunch me and a few friends did a beer challenge. And let me tell you Praha beer is pretty awesome, no preservatives, no added chemicals= No hangover. After that we experienced the crazy night life in prague, they have a club that is five stories and on each floor its a different genre of music and it gets absolutely crazy. They also have a 80 clubs that strictly plays American 80's music, which was extremely wild.
After spending two wonderful days in Prague which is extremly modern compared to Roma we headed off on a seven hour bus ride to the amazing city of Berlin. We arrived in Berlin in the afternoon and we had a walking tour the next day so we decided to walk around the city and see what was up. And I soon discovered Berlin is nothing what I expected, I expected beer halls and a semi modern city not near as old as Roma but not as modern as the states. I was completely wrong, walking the streets of Berlin reminded me of being back at home except everyone speaks German. After walking around for awhile we decided to go up on the TV tower which is the highest point in Berlin and I think germany, its around 200 meters tall. From there we could see the entire city which is enourmous and breathtaking.
After experiencing Berlins crazy night life we woke up and did another New Europe walking tour around Berlin. By the way these tours are great the people that do them are all pretty young and they absolutely love there job, plus is free and they only take tips. My tour guide in Berlin was amazing and makes you want to learn about the city. After learning about all of the history of germany and berlin it really made me want to see old berlin instead of the super modern city that it is. We went and saw all of the main attractions like checkpoint charlie, hitlers bombshelter, and the berlin wall which has an amazing history to it and I'd advise anybody reading my blog to do some more research becasue its pretty remarkable I mean you build a wall to keep people out not to keep people in. After that I went with my bus2alps group and we experienced a traditional germany dinner with brats and a porkroast which was amazing. Plus the beer is amazing over there but I really want to go experience Munich and go to all the beer halls there isn't alot of that in Berlin.
After spending 2 days and 1 night in Berlin our crew left for Amsterdam. I honestly didnt know what to expect when going to Amsterdam except for what I had heard about the red light district. But Amsterdam blew my mind, the city is so beatuiful and reminds me a lot of Venice but Amsterdam is much prettier and a lot less water. The most amazing thing about Amsterdam is the amount of bikes that are there, you really have to see it there are more bikes than people. And the people are freaking fraking insane they are so freaking dangerous and I know from experience because we rented bikes for the day and I'm surprised im still alive.
After riding bikes all day and doing another free walking to we stopped by the Anne Frank house, which is a lot bigger than I expected. Its also really emotional when you go in the house and is really really heavy. While we were the the weather was extremely beautiful so we just hung out in the park all day and chill and it was an amazing and beautiful city to just relax in. One fun fact to know about Amsterdam is how they inforce laws.....So for example the red light district- if what you are doing brings in business, is descrete, and doesn't harm anybody than the police turn the other way and let things happen and that pretty much sums up the city.
Then I made my way to Paris for my last 3 days of spring break and your gonna have to wait for that because I'm done typing
Sunday, March 27, 2011
Prague, Berlin, Amsterdam, Paris
Hope my blog is back up, the rest of my spring break will be posted by tonight. Cheers
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