Archive for the ‘2007: Italy’ Category
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Italy by the numbers
At the time of my trip, $1 = .747 euros. (oy vey)
Flight: $671 RT
Trains to JFK: $21
ATM fees: $12
Currency conversion fee (1%): $25For the 5 weeks, I had a daily breakdown of expenditure on …
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Italy – TO BE CONTINUED
I have the entire trip write-up in my actual travel journal, just waiting to be typed up here. So one of these days, I will make that happen…
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Rome – Day 5
1:10pm, McDonald’s, Trastevere, Rome
Well today has been just fabulous. I have been on a wild goose chase for an “occulista” to check my eye. The “ottico” apparently only deals with glasses and contacts. So I waited an absurd amount …
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Rome – Day 4
1:30pm, Ponte Sublicio, Trastevere, Rome
Wow, it finally cooled down this morning (although later it got hot and humid, of course). It’s cloudy and breezy but very sticky. Definitely not a fan of Rome’s weather.
I set out to sample …
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Rome – Day 3
2:30pm, Galleria Borghese, Rome
At 6am, our entire dorm was woken up by the loudest snoring I have ever heard. Only the snorer remained asleep. Exasperated, a few woke up for the day, and I went to the bathroom. I …
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Rome – Day 2
9:20am, Sistine Chapel, Rome
Up at 6am and out at an ungodly hour. I took the metro to Vatican City, indulged in an overpriced cappuccino, and met up with the Rome Museums tour company. A guide brought a big group …
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Rome – Day 1
1pm, Santa Maria Sopra Minerva, Rome
I woke up at 6am, far too excited for Rome to fall back asleep, so I moved my luggage to my new room for the next 5 nights and took the metro to Vatican …
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Venice to Bologna
9:30am, St. Lucia station, Venice
Ugh, my train to Bologna doesn’t leave til 10:57. Considering I’m wasting time here and buying 2 tickets (Venice to Bologna, Bologna to Rome) is about the same price as a direct (high speed) Eurostar …
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Venice – Day 4
12pm
I had a cappuccino and cream-filled croissant at a bar near the supermarket. I got to read the paper while there and read an article about how important theme songs are to shows on tv. It was great because …
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