Santa Croce

On Sunday we attended mass at the Santa Croce in Florence!  We also did a tour afterwards!  This church is very famous because it holds the tombs of many famous people!  The architecture and paintings in this church are incredible!  There is also a museum and outside area attached to the church!

Pisa, Italy

Zac and I took a day trip to Pisa from Florence!  It was an hour train ride each way!  There is not much to see in Pisa other then the leaning tower of Pisa! We had lunch here and walked around then headed back to Florence!

Boboli Gardens

Here are pictures from Boboli Gardens in Florence! It is a beautiful park full of art work, fountains, scupltures, and gardens!  Zac, myself and his mom walked around here for about 3 hours!  It was gorgeous and looks out to all of Florence!

Hard Rock Cafe, Florence

A brand new Hard Rock Cafe opened in Florence this week!  A group of us went for a girls 21st birthday in our group! It was a lot of fun but the food was not that good!  The inside had 3 bars, a big stage and was 2 stories!!

9 hour private boat tour of Sorrento, Almalfi Coast and Island of Capri

Saturday, June 18th:  We took a private 9 hour boat tour!  It took us to the Island of Capri where we got to ride up to the top of the Island and shop and eat!  We went swimming, cliff jumping, snorkeling and swam inside all 3 grottos and many other caves!  It was very hot and relaxing!  The boat also provided all the food and drinks we wanted!  It was a great way to see a lot of places at one time!

4-day weekend! Off to Sorrento!

Thursday, June 16th:  A group of 10 of us headed to Sorrento until Sunday on a luxury mini bus!  We had a great last weekend together with lots of sun, swimming and alcohol!!

Positano (Amalfi Coast)

On Friday, June 17th a group of us took a bus from Sorrento to Positano!  It is the first city along the Amalfi Coast!  It was incredible and the weather was perfect!  We swam, layed on the beach, shopped, walked around and ate!  We took a big ferry boat back to Sorrento at night!

Rome: day 2

Sunday, June 12th:  We woke up and had a buffet breakfast at the hotel!  We then departed at 9:00am for a guided tour!  This tour covered the coliseum, Roman Forum, Imperial Forums, Capital Hill and Piazza Venezia, Pantheon, Piazza Navona, Trevi Fountain and Spanish Steps!  We walked all over Rome for this tour in the hot sun! It was a lot of fun to see everything but too big of a city for me to Study Abroad in!!!  Our tour ended around 5:00 pm and we took the bus back to Florence!  We arrived in Florence last night around 10:00pm!