Archive for May, 2007
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Venice – Day 1
Up at 7:45, grabbed a quick breakfast, took my things and left for the 8:40 ferry to Varenna. Except the next train to Milan isn’t til 10:19 and the ticket machine was broken, so I went back into town and …
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Lake Como – Day 2
11:20am:
Slept 11-8 – finally, some real sleep!
Had the hostel breakfast (packaged croissant and coffee) while sitting on the patio. What a great view! The sun shining over the other side of the lake = super bright = I …
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Lake Como – Day 1
I experienced my first Italian train ride! Italy has several different types of trains – I took a ‘diretto’, which is a regional (cheap, slow) line. It was pretty crowded. You have to remember to validate (stamp) your ticket before …
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Milan – Day 2
3am:
Ok, I’ve been wide awake since 3am after going to bed around 10:45. I don’t think I’ve ever fallen asleep so fast. If this is jetlag, then I don’t understand it – it’s 11pm EST and I should NOT … -
Milan – Day 1
I’M IN ITALY!!! The nervousness has officially disappeared!
Landed at Malpensa at 2:15 and suddenly found myself alone amidst a bunch of Italians. Wow, I don’t understand what anyone’s saying… I just pick up keywords. Ah well. The view from …
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(More than) halfway there!
I’m at London Heathrow airport. It was a quick flight; even though we left an hour late, we almost landed on time. I slept for maybe an hour total. I watched movies on my personal screen:
Music and Lyrics: super
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Leaving for Italy
Here I am, about to embark on another crazy journey. I caught the 3:30 train in New Haven to take to Grand Central, then took the subway into Queens to get the AirTrain to the airport. The whole process was …
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Italy 2007: Itinerary
I skipped my Cornell graduation and went to Italy by myself for 5 weeks in the spring of 2007. I planned out the entire route and booked everything in advance to avoid stress and wasted time while there. I also …