Today was the last day before we returned home. We were going to see The Louvre then head over to the airport. We got up and got everything together and checked out. Being free Sunday, the line at The Louvre was ridiculous. You would think you were at the end of the line, then discover there was another courtyard! They put a sign...

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Today we hit up all the must-sees of the city, including the Palace of Versailles. I was excited to see the Palace because of its historical significance and the controversy that has always surrounded the SUN KING. The Palace was beautiful of course and reminded me a lot of the Windsor Castle - in use and in design. We were going to go...

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...end edited song lyrics. Woke up on my 21st birthday in Paris. WOOOO. We survived the overnight train, originally supposed to be delayed in Switzerland for four hours due to an accident, but instead on time. We were a little anxious about our passports, which were literally returned right before we had to get off the train. Whew! We took a cab to...

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On our second day in Venice, we decided to go to Murano to see the famous glass blowing. Mom and Dad sell Murano glass products so they were excited to see it first hand as well! We took the water taxi past the main sights and got to the factory. The area was very serene and quiet. Seeing the men make their products...

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We got into Venice fairly late. We were going to take the water taxi to the hotel but a very friendly police officer advised us to save our money and to walk instead. Along the way we found a nice place to get some pizza and falafel. The cook was from Bombay and even spoke Hindi - who would've thought? While we were...

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...or Florence. It is a quaint little town (city?) - very small, very intimate. Like I alluded to in my previous post, there are tons of kids studying abroad here. I don't know how I'd feel about studying in Florence - it may be too small. Then again, almost anywhere could be considered too small compared to London... We had two tours booked...

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Our last day in Rome and it was raining. It was kind of a damper but we were lucky that the market we wanted to visit was still open - Campo de' Fiori. It was very cute with fresh fruits, vegetables and fancy pastas, spices and other Italian staples. Mom and Dad bought this cool knife thing that cuts things quite fancy-ly so...

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Today was Vatican Day! Being the last Sunday of the month, St. Peter's and the Vatican Museum were open and free. But free means crowded; so we got there super early and waited in line for the Museum first. I was nervous because when we were in Rome last October, this is where I got lost and seperated from the group. I was...

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6 AM kinda actually happened. We ate breakfast at the hotel - it was light and excellent. They had delicious bread, coffee and cereal. Then we embarked on our way to the Colosseum. Interestingly, that is not its real name. While Colosseum actually means roughly "big building," the landmark's actual name is Flavian Ampitheater, named after the Flavian dynasty that made it in...

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Now I'm thinking maybe I will designate this blog to talk about my travels... Mom says she would like to take two trips a year, so hopefully there will be lots to post on here; if not, I'll find something else to talk about ;) Today we packed all day and headed out in the evening to cross the pond. I was not...

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Last week I took my first test in eight months. I freaked out mainly because I thought I may have forgotten how to study - especially memorizing. It may have been 8 months since I took a test, but its been even longer since I've had to memorize everything for a test.In general being productive is very, very difficult. I'm waiting for my...

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On our week long fall break back in October 2011, a relatively large group of us CAPA students (plus a few other Americans we met on board that were also studying abroad in London) took a cruise on the Costa Magica. The cruise set sail in Rome, Italy and called at Naples, Palma de Mallorca, Valencia, Marseille and Savona before returning us to...

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Hello All! It has been a long time since I last posted.Some of you have asked why I stopped posting, after being quite regular with it for a while. The truth is that I was overwhelmed with trying to blog about our week long Fall Break. I didn't want to post a poor-quality post and at the same time, couldn't fathom what a...

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