Even though the new semester has started, I'm going to do a quick catch up of what happened at the end of last semester. I know I haven't posted in so long, but here goes nothing!
For "Week 7" a couple of the Humanities students had the week off to catch-up on readings and work. So a couple of us decided to visit some of our friends on the Dickinson program in Bologna, Italy. I was there for about 4 days and was able to see a little bit of Bologna, Venice, and Florence. It rained all week but we didn't let that stop us! We saw EVERYTHING.
On my first day there, I met my friend Kate at a statue (yes, a very reliable meeting spot) and we walked to her apartment. Bologna was such a change from Norwich and it was a lot of fun comparing programs.
The next day, we went to Venice and again, it rained ALL DAY. I thought I was going to drown in the "city of water". We explored the city by just walking around and turning where we saw something interesting! It felt like we walked every inch of the city!
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| On our way to Venice! |
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| Singing in the rain? |
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| Too much rain to handle. |
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| BEAUTIFUL VIEW. |
The next day, some of the other Dickinson people from England continued traveling to other destinations and Jimmy and I decided to head to Florence. It was raining again, but we didn't let that stop us. Since we went on a Monday, most of the museums were closed but we got to see the Duomo and walk to the top! The view was absolutely breathtaking but quite the hike up there. I hadn't been to Florence since High School and I always wanted to make it back and I was so happy to be there again!
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| In front of the Ponte Vecchio! |
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| View from one of the Duomo Terraces. |
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| View from the top of the Duomo! It was worth the hike up there and the rain cleared just in time! |
All in all, the trip was amazing and we got to see so much in such a short amount of time!
More to come,
Lizzie
