I was not looking forward to Naples. I had heard about how it was a dangerous city. It was lunch time, and we were sick of eating on the ship. Then we decided to go to lunch at the place that originated pizza margherita, called Brandi. Sadly, it was closed, and we were not happy. Read More …
Ravenna is famous for its mosaics. They were completed almost 2000 years ago. We went to the San Vitale church, which is supposed to have the most beautiful mosaics. When we looked inside, most of the walls other than the main altar were stone. The altar was done beautifully with gold and blue tiles, and Read More …
I knew that rainy days would make me feel productive! Rome http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=he3B6c7bCGE Cinque Terre http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DjgG6yE1LzQ Roman Colosseum http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kcLPV9ysMlo Pompeii http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6YVtqoF1POw Pisa http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IPP47VKVPM8 Vatican City http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fktHpv1G8Yw Gladiator School http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NZguUi6Eihw Greece Parthenon http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n_YIGassVFc Petro the Pelican http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SJ-C8iBHI84 Turkey Ephesus http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HDe5IBQd6NY
We spent an afternoon learning how to become gladiators. Did you know that a female gladiator is called a gladiatrix? They had female gladiators 2000 years ago, and, our teacher was a gladiatrix. First, we learned all about the history of being a gladiator. I learned that, if you were a slave and you won Read More …
Pompeii is a super huge abandoned city. There used to be 250,000 people living there before Mount Vesuvius erupted. It is a big volcano that you can see from Pompeii. The city was covered by pumice and ash. In some places it was covered with 10 meters of ash. That was good for two reasons: Read More …
The Roman Colosseum was huge. The line to get in was even bigger. We were lucky that we went to Palatine Hill before the Colosseum, so we didn’t have to wait in line. I made a video there: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kcLPV9ysMlo Here are some tips for when you go. 1. Before you go, get tickets in advance. You Read More …
We visited the top 4 gelaterias in Florence, and, we tried a lot of their flavors. My dad almost always gets half pistachio and half chocolate or vanilla. My mom goes a little bit crazy and orders different flavors depending on I don’t know what. I usually get Cinnamon or Stracciatella if they have those. Read More …
Today we went to Pisa. It was super cool. Did you know it is 6 degrees off of being straight? After almost 300 steps that go around and around, we made it to the top. It is weird when you are going up there because on some parts you feel like you are sliding over Read More …
Today, we tried and failed to get the Florence card. In Italy, they call Florence, Firenze. The Firenze card is this little, blue card and it lets you skip the lines at the major museums for 3 days. We learned, at the hotel, that kids are free. So we went to this place called Palazzo Read More …
Today we hiked up this really hard path that was overlooking the ocean. I was breathless at the top of the steep, stone steps and we still had 2 hours of hiking to get to the next town over. Did you know that the low trails were washed away in landslides and floods a couple Read More …
