amalfi coast

happy fourth of july

I celebrated onboard a boat cruising around the island of Capri, Italy

sorrento, italy

hotel view - torre barbara

cruising around capri



the blue grotto

florence's funniest

the tiny cars


the french fries pizza
trying to appeal to Americans?

just strolling through a crowded piazza...

Italian children's book
not sure what it means...
but I laughed

model for the week

Lizzie came to visit & I put her to work
She was my model for this weeks portrait project

addition to the list

I'm adding a 6 Euro train ticket to Viareggio to my list of favorites for under 10

we went yesterday afternoon and stayed till sunset

check out the water slide paddle boat

10 euro or less

10 Euro
PEAR and goat cheese ravioli with asparagus sauce
from Trattoria Quattro Leoni
the best meal I've had in Italy

8 Euro
Handmade Paper
I fell in love

3 Euro (Medium)
GROM gelato
the "best" gelato
according to who?
I don't know..but it sure was good
I tell myself every morning that I won't have gelato that day
& it never happens

5 Euro
6 leather bracelets
from the market

six hours in the dark

It's 3:00 pm and I've only seen the sun for about an hour today

here's some of the prints that I did

1. for anything 2. for love 3. to return to rome

I was told that over 3,000 Euros a day were collected from the Trevi Fountain! This weekend I added to the pot. Hopefully my wishes come true and I'll be back in Rome again soon

some weekend highlights:

the Pope's blessing
it was his last appearance for three months
very neat to see..I had chills




this beautiful fountain in the Borghese gardens



Coliseum (even though we didn't make it inside)...more reason to go back

first print

I never realized how tedious the processing and devloping of film was. Today I finally made my first print. I am so pleased with it! I can't wait to print more on Monday! I had to take a picture of it because I don't have access to a scanner yet but hopefully I'll be able to get in and scan all my negatives soon.



I'm off to Rome & Venice for the weekend. Look for posts on Sunday or Monday

day off

Cinque Terre
five colorful seaside villages with hiking
trails connecting one to the next

we woke up at 4:30
took the 6:10 train to La Spezia
took the 9:30 train to Riomaggiore
hiked from Riomaggiore to Manarola

to Corniglia(where we had lunch on a patio with the best views)

took the train to Vernazza

then hiked to Monterosso


at this point I received a phone call from a "taxi company" claiming they had my credit card number and would be there to pick me up in 30 minutes

I freaked out & called mom

of course she didn't answer

then the "taxi company" number called back...

it was LIZZIE AND STEPHEN
& they were in Monterosso!


what a wonderful day off
it could not have been any better

bragging

t-minus one week till eclipse
I've decided it's time to brag...



recognize him?



yep, Jasper(Jackson Rathbone)

I just spent the last 30 minutes with my roommate(Anna Rathbone), Jasper's cousin, looking at their holiday family pictures. How cool?

& she will probably kill me for posting this

bluetooth

Last night we all went to Acqua al 2 for dinner. Their specialty was BLUEBERRY steak. The results...a group of girls with blue teeth. A few of us ordered the pasta sampler. Every five minutes a new pasta dish was brought to the table. If you are ever in DC, San Diego, or even Florence and are looking for a great place to eat, I highly recommend it!


the whole group

@ lions fountain

just for tips

an unbelievable sighting today. sidewalk chalk masterpieces

monday's top 5

1. Meeting my incredible professor, Cosimo Bargellini, also known as "Cosi." On the agenda for class tomorrow: Walk around with the class (6 girls) and take pictures. Why can't all my classes be like this?

Cosi's photography that I stumbled across on google















2. Making friends with locals in shops which led us to a "behind the scenes" tour of a family leather shop's factory.

3. Shopping Shopping Shopping. I came across some picture worthy stores. Kelly, the Pippi picture is for you.
















4. Pastries from the Roberto Cavalli pastry shop. Yum
Yes, it tasted as good as it looks














5. Purchasing comfy walking sandals after seven solid hours of exploring Florence by foot.