Yearly Archives: 2010

Firenze!

bradleyfarsenault April 15, 2010
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Ok, finally some free internet! From Roma we moved on to Florence or Firenze in Italia.. (Not exactly sure how that translation came about) The entire train ride was a blur. Our attempted all-nighter with Maura prior to riding being the …

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Ciao Morlupo and a night out in Roma!

bradleyfarsenault April 15, 2010
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The next day, we sadly said goodbye to the house and to Morlupo! We really love that town and their little shops! We made a thank you note to send to the Parisi’s, so here it is! And a picture …

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Riding in Trains

bradleyfarsenault April 14, 2010
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Today we woke up pretty early, and were happy to find the guy at the campgrounds decided to give us the discount! We asked the night before if he would do 5 euros a person …instead of 8 euros… and he …

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Beautiful Sorrento and the almalfi coast!

bradleyfarsenault April 14, 2010
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Everybody talks about the Almalfi coast, and how beautiful it is, so we decided to go for it! We were warned of the CRAZY bus driver and that you shouldn’t go if you get car sick…so we were crossing our fingers …

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Pompei!

bradleyfarsenault April 12, 2010
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We woke up early to enjoy our nice view of the sunrise over Mt. Vesuvius, snapped a few pics, and took advantage of the free breakfast with coffee! After some deliberation we figured it would be best to check out …

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Napoli…or lack thereof

bradleyfarsenault April 12, 2010
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So today we decided to sleep in a bit and rest before making our way to Napoli! Well that was my bad, and we should have gotten up earlier, because when it was all said and done, we were going …

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Due l’anno prossimos!!

bradleyfarsenault April 7, 2010
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We decided to sleep in and catch the later train because we figured it would be a long night. There was only one attraction really left to explore, the Vatican Museums. We walked from the train station because it was …

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Roaming Around in Roma

bradleyfarsenault April 7, 2010
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We’ve been searching out the Trevi Fountain for a few days now and FINALLY found it on a map, so we decided to do that today! On the way we went to the Spanish steps which are just famous for …

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Easter with the Pope

bradleyfarsenault April 5, 2010
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We arrived in Roma to find it cold and rainy. For some reason we were not supprised; rain almost seems to be synonomous with Easter. There was only one place we had planned on going for Easter in Roma, to …

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Colosseo and Paletino!

bradleyfarsenault April 5, 2010
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The day started off early…6:45 to be exact…we needed to make sure we caught the 8:20 train because the next one doesn’t come until 10. We gave ourselves plenty of time this time to make the walk there. We ran …

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