Thursday, April 28, 2011

Family in Italy

^ Michelle and I in Cinque Terre. A cave where you can go swimming (too bad it was raining!)
^ After climbing over 300 steps in Cinque Terre.
^ Cinque Terre with Nan under a sign that says "Gianni" !!!!!
^ My room at the house in Lucca! (sorry its sideways)
^ On the train, on the way to wine tasting in Chianti. (Auntie Loretta did my hair!)
^ Auntie Sharon and Auntie Loretta on the gondola in Venice.
^ Nan, Me, and Auntie Loretta making dinner in the kitchen at the house in Lucca.
^ Me at the Rialto Bridge in Venice.
^ Me in Gello, the small hilltown where my ancestors are from.
^ Lasagna party at my apartment with my friends and family.
^ Making lasagna noodles!!!
^ Wine bottle rolling pins! Nan, Me, and Auntie Sharon.
^ Nan and I outside the house in Lucca!!!!


My family came to visit me in Italy. My Grandma, my Auntie Loretta, and my Auntie Sharon came. They stayed for 3 weeks!! We had such a great time. It was really nice to see some family after all this time. They stayed in Lucca which is an hour and a half by train away from Florence. The house they stayed at is one that my great-great grandfather built. Its in a small town right outside of Lucca called San Michele di Moriano. There was a tiny bakery at one side of the town and a tiny store at the other end. It was such a cool house. It is huge and yellow and so homey and cozy. I hung out with them a lot and we went to the Uffizi Museum, Venice, Cinque Terre, and wine tasting in Chianti. We also made home-made lasagna! The three weeks went by soooooo fast. We all had such a great time :)

Sunday, April 3, 2011

Munich, Germany

^ Me in Munich, Germany. Hiking up to the Cinderella inspired Castle! Neuschwanstein Castle. It was beautiful.
^ Sam, Liz, Devon, and I on a bike tour all throughout Munich, Germany. It was so much fun to back on a bike again. I miss my pink bike!
^ Me, Liz, Sam, and Devon in Munich, Germany. Mountains behind us.


This was one of my favorite trips. Everything about it was great. The people in Germany are so nice. There are bike paths everywhere! They seem really into the environment. We also went to a concentration camp, which was extremely interesting.
I think I would totally come back to Germany later in life.