Ciao!
Sorry for my long absence! I have been out gallivanting around Italy with my family, who finally made it over to Rome--well, all except for Ryan, who hopefully will be coming soon! My Mom and Christine joined Alex and I in Rome where I showed them all of my favorite places. They then headed off to Tuscany, while I went back to work--yes, my job is not thaaaaat relaxed. I then joined them in Lake Como and spent the next week wandering around northern Italy and Switzerland with them. We then ended up in Genova where we saw the amazing Cinque Terre and the Italian Riviera town of Noli.
Italy never ceases to amaze me. In the course of a week, we saw such different landscapes and ate such unique and delicious food. The only blip in the glory was our quick jaunt into Switzerland--ok ok, its not that bad. But our first day in Ticino, we quickly found out that the Swiss Franc does not exactly have the most favorable conversion rate. Somehow we ended up paying 10 euros for a bottle of water, and Switzerland's name could no longer be uttered with out an accompanying fist shake. That being said, it was beautiful, too.
And here it is, a sampling of our adventures in pictures--as usual, does not nearly do it justice.
I was so sad to see my Mom and sister head home, but fortunately Alex is still in Italy and will be returning to Rome this weekend!
More adventures to come!
Sorry for my long absence! I have been out gallivanting around Italy with my family, who finally made it over to Rome--well, all except for Ryan, who hopefully will be coming soon! My Mom and Christine joined Alex and I in Rome where I showed them all of my favorite places. They then headed off to Tuscany, while I went back to work--yes, my job is not thaaaaat relaxed. I then joined them in Lake Como and spent the next week wandering around northern Italy and Switzerland with them. We then ended up in Genova where we saw the amazing Cinque Terre and the Italian Riviera town of Noli.
Italy never ceases to amaze me. In the course of a week, we saw such different landscapes and ate such unique and delicious food. The only blip in the glory was our quick jaunt into Switzerland--ok ok, its not that bad. But our first day in Ticino, we quickly found out that the Swiss Franc does not exactly have the most favorable conversion rate. Somehow we ended up paying 10 euros for a bottle of water, and Switzerland's name could no longer be uttered with out an accompanying fist shake. That being said, it was beautiful, too.
And here it is, a sampling of our adventures in pictures--as usual, does not nearly do it justice.
More adventures to come!
Wow! A beautiful summary of a wonderful trip! Your pix are amazing!
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