Tuesday, January 5, 2010

A work in progress

So. I'm keeping a list of places I've been and what my highlights of each city is :)

Assisi:
Basilica di San Franceso
Knowing that Urbino's market is better than Assisi's

Florence (Firenze):
Michelangelo's "David"
Leonardo da Vinci's "The Annunciation"
Michelangelo's "Primavera" and "Birth of Venus"
The Ponte Vecchio
The Duomo and the view from the top!
The American Diner and Mexican restaurant :)

Venice:
Basilica di San Marco
Leonardo da Vinci's "Vitruvian Man"

Padova:
Giotto's Scrovegni Chapel
The University of Padova

Verona:
The Roman Arena
The Ancient Roman Bridge

Varenna and Bellagio:
The moutains, lake, and views!!
The nice lady who laughed and talked with me on the train
The pitch-blackness of the train when we went through tunnels

Milan:
Michelangelo's final "Pieta"
Going to the top of the Duomo
The giant mistletoe, spinning on the bull's balls
Seeing inside the Opera house!
The built 3-D Leonardo da Vinci inventions
Using the Metro

Torino:
The Holy Shroud
The Symphony!!
Seeing the 2006 Winter Olympic Games torch

Bologna:
Seeing the city at night!
Lighting/donating a candle for Africa
Buying beautiful Italian boots for 1/2 price

Ravenna:
Masoleum of Galla Placidia mosaics
Basilica di San Vitale mosaics

Urbania:
The nice girls in the tourist office
The mummies and the nice guide who always stopped to ask if I understood what he was saying
The Mother Bufana celebrations!!
The cute little Palazzo Ducale

Stockholm:
The Vasa ship
Seeing Inger's apartment, meeting Magnus, and making pasta
Learning about all the food!!
Learning about all the drinks
Being included in Swedish Christmas traditions
Having a cat to sleep with
Getting to know everyone :)

Prague:

Budapest:

Vienna:
CATHY!!!!!!!

Roma:
Bernini :DDD

Civita' di Bagnoreggio:
Most AMAZING layout and architecture.

Siena:

San Gimignano:


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