Summer 2007

WE FINALLY HAVE FREE INTERNET.

Okay, so, a lot has happened. The sadness of ending our experience at Oxford was dulled by the fact that Central England was flooding and we were headed back to London. My dad flew out and met us, jet-lagged pretty horribly. He walked around behind us that whole first day with his mouth gaping open until falling asleep in his first ever plate of curry. That's actually how most of the trip has gone. He's a geezer. All and all, London part deux was a success.

In Paris, I had to sleep on a mattress on the floor... BUT we got everything done that we wanted to (avec Normandy and san Musee D'Orsay). Paris was somehow much more beautiful than the last time I saw it, and being nominated head of navigation made it feel so familiar by the end. I've done most of my shopping at Euro Gaps, oddly enough... the sadlis!... and I've spent nearly all my money and drinks (alcool and non) and gelato.

Speaking of gelato, I'm in Italy now and the quality of said daily treat has increased remarkably. As has the size of my ass. We just got into Florence from Rome (by way of Pisa) and I already miss it so much. It exceeded all expectations. The food was amazing, the woman wore so much make up, the men wore such short shorts, the people to street cat ratio was about 2:1, and so much of ancient Rome is still standing. There were so many historical areas around the city that had been excavated or just left relatively untouched. Every where you turned there was some obelisk stolen from ancient Egypt, a 2,000 year old wall, the tomb of some famous artist\politician, or a lively town square with a giant fountain and venders selling Pope calendars. After I finish seeing every other place in the world I want to see before I die, Rome will be the first place that I return to.

Pictures... in uno momento. I swears.

posted by S A R A H @ 10:45 AM