Besides Paris and London, Milan is probably one of the most important places I've been to that pertains to the fashion industry. Milan was our last study tour with the class which was only scheduled for one day. We decided that we needed more than a day so we chose to stay in Milan for the night. Milan is one of the biggest fashion capitals in the world, and perhaps one of the most important cities in Italy. The first stop of a full-packed day was "Il Cenaco...

What can I say…Venice was everything I always pictured it would be…Blue skies, colorful buildings and winding canals. We chose to go to Venice on sort of a whim, so what was planned as a day trip turned into a 2 day trip. I was excited, however, to get that extra day because there was no way we would have seen everything one day. We stayed at a very nice hotel just a minute from the train station, so that was very convenient. When we got there, we freshened u...

Well, I have been here a month, and I have seen some amazing places so far. My latest excursion was this past weekend to Rome! We left on Friday morning this time, instead of Thursday…But our train left at 6:45am! We left Florence and headed to Rome on a 4-hour train ride…but we took the regular train that stops at every train stop on the way. It is the cheaper train, and we weren't really in a hurry to get there…On the way home we took the fast train that ...

Ciao all!!! Well, it's about 4:30pm here in Florence, and I am done with school for the day...Now I am just waiting for the realtor to show up to fix a few things in the apartment :-) We officially booked our first trip for this weekend!!! Carrie, Jill, Jess, and I are taking a train from Florence to Naples on Thursday where we'll spend the weekend between Naples and Capri...We plan on seeing Mt. Vesuvius and Pompeii, which will be super duper cool. Mt. Vesuvius...

Ciao again!!! Well it's Sunday and about 5:15pm here in good old Florence, Italy. The sun is shining and I'm sweating as usual. Looking around the apartment this morning, it is defiantly apparent that we've been here a week. Dishes are piling up, laundry needs done, and we have no food. Everyone's a little tired today, since we didn't get back from our Verona trip until 4 o'clock this morning. Verona was amazing. It is known for its historic remains, Romeo and...