This weekend, I went to not one, but two Italian cities! Here’s the obligatory photo of the leaning tower of Pisa:
I think this picture looks like it could be on a postcard- the weather was so beautiful when I took it! But as the next photo shows, the weather was pretty variable that day:
Yes, it really does lean that far! Pisan architects have [...]
Sorry there wasn’t a post yesterday! Not only was it raining and a bad day to take pictures, but I’ve been very busy with schoolwork. But as promised, here’s some pictures of Siena!
Here’s the gorgeous campanile, or bell tower, that’s on top of the Palazzo Pubblico. Yes, this is the same photo as on the top of [...]
Or, in English, how was your (polite) weekend? Mine was pretty darn eventful. And I have pictures to prove it! First, I went to a haunted house:
This is Lavinia’s house. She’s the woman behind Siena Italian Studies: the whole program was her idea. Unfortunately, she wasn’t there (she’s in America right now), and I haven’t met her yet. I can’t wait to- [...]
When the Ducci family (who I live with) first showed me around the house, I was glad to discover that I would have my own room. After exhausting myself all day trying to communicate even the smallest of things (for example, even sentences like “can I take a picture here?” use enough verb conjugations to fill [...]
Before I left, my dad mentioned to me that the concept of time is different in Italy. When you agree to meet a friend for dinner at 8:00, she might show up at 8:30 and not consider that to be late at all. This same concept of time goes for the bus schedule. I assumed [...]