4-day couldn't have come at a better time! We're all so mentally and physically drained that the break was necessary. Our first full day in Lake Como it was pouring, so we stayed inside most of the day watching Gossip Girl, besides a short break to get pizza for lunch and pasta for dinner =) On Tuesday we had a clear day so we decided to hop on a train to Switzerland for lunch. There we got fantastic views of the Swiss alps by taking a funiculore (google it) to the top of Mt. San Salvatore. As if that wasn't enough, we got back to Como and took a ferry to Bellagio for dinner. The sunset there was beautiful and we were able to identify George Clooney's vacation house on the way over (added bonus!)
Sunday, November 8, 2009
4-day break in Lake Como, Italy
4-day couldn't have come at a better time! We're all so mentally and physically drained that the break was necessary. Our first full day in Lake Como it was pouring, so we stayed inside most of the day watching Gossip Girl, besides a short break to get pizza for lunch and pasta for dinner =) On Tuesday we had a clear day so we decided to hop on a train to Switzerland for lunch. There we got fantastic views of the Swiss alps by taking a funiculore (google it) to the top of Mt. San Salvatore. As if that wasn't enough, we got back to Como and took a ferry to Bellagio for dinner. The sunset there was beautiful and we were able to identify George Clooney's vacation house on the way over (added bonus!)
Berlin!
Sorry it's been such a while. For the most part I'm going to let the photos speak for themselves. Berlin was a great city. Probably one of my favorites. Someone who greatly contributed to that experience was our tour guide extraordinaire Gabriel Fawcett. Over the Berlin stretch I went to the Berlin zoo, a karaoke bar, the old berlin wall, a great chocolate cafe called Fersbergher-Rausch (or something like that)... and much much more. I loved living in an apartment with Lizzie and Elri and making dinners together every night =)
Sunday, October 18, 2009
Through Amsterdam!
Sorry it's been a while...
Tuesday, September 29, 2009
"Paris holds the key to my heart"
Paris was fantastic, but didn't last long enough!!! Over the past 5 days I've: taken a night boat tour of the city, gone shopping numerous times, climbed the arc de triumphe, eaten 2 crepes, climbed the eiffel tower, seen the mona lisa, visited versailles, and much much more. Next stop, Normandy (where I will not have wifi) and the back to Bruges.
Saturday, September 26, 2009
I don't know what happened to the pics...
Catching up… I’m no longer in the U.K.!
Sorry everyone for the gap in posts… I’ve been estranged from internet for more than a week now… but I’m back =)
I closed out my London experience with a traditional tea and scones with the girls, the Thames festival, dying my hair black (again), then the London Eye with Lauren (aka the largest Ferris Wheel you’ve ever seen!)
Ireland was awesome…. I loved my roommates. We stayed in little cottages in Rostrevor, Northern Ireland with a monastery being the only thing in walking distance. The greenery was gorgeous but it also made me appreciate what a pretty place we live in. The run behind Westmont through the oaks with a view of the ocean very much reminded me of a trail I ran in Ireland…. except in Ireland there are more sheep =)
Now I’m in Bruges—finally on the continent—and it’s beginning to feel like Europe! The canals and cute brick houses are like nothing I’ve seen before! (Except in Disneyland…)
Love you all and hope to talk to you soon
Xoxo Marina
Monday, September 7, 2009
Back in London! 9/7/09
So the quaint Quaker residence was relaxing, but now I'm back in the big city! It's nice that this trip has an ebb and flow...fast pace, and then a slow week before we pick back up running. This week for sure feels like a marathon. I have my first essay due, a bunch of other work to do, lots of group outings and things planned, and I want to make time to see a musical =) These are pictures from either Stratford (where I saw As You Like It performed by the Royal Shakespeare company), Coventry (where we stopped for a matter of hours to see a ruined and rebuilt cathedral), or back in London (Sally, Me, Mary with the Tower Bridge in the background!).