Duomo Climb and Free Trips
Ciao!!
Happy Thursday everyone! I hope you are all enjoying your morning back in the states! Today is an absolutely beautiful day! After the torrential downpour of rain we received yesterday, the clear blue skies, beautiful temperature and bright sunshine made for the perfect Duomo climbing conditions! Buttttt, before I go into any further details about the amazing climb, I first have to share with everyone my good news!
Many of you will probably recall my recent post about my trip to the Amalfi coast that I went on last weekend. If you haven't read it, essentially the trip was one huge stressful, disoriented, wreck. After returning home, a bunch of the kids that had gone on the trip with me and I, all wrote letters to the tour company expressing our frustration and displeasure at how poorly we felt the trip went. Apparently the masses certainly do rule, and we all received e-mails from the company telling us that we were able to pick a day trip of our choice to go on - free of charge! My friends and I all chose to go on the day trip excursion to Bolzano to the infamous Christmas Markets in December! A general overview of the event, for those of you who don't know:
Bolzano Christmas Market
The Christmas Market in Bolzano in South Tyrol is Italy's biggest Christmas market. For almost two decades now it has attracted countless visitors every year to the magnificently decorated Piazza Walther, with its uniquely special Advent atmosphere.
For almost a month, festive aromas fill the streets and picturesque alleyways in South Tyrol's regional capital; the shimmering sparkle of romantic lamps and flickering candles bathes Bolzano in a magical light for a short period.
The theme of this year's Bolzano Christmas Market is “Meeting of Cultures”. Here is the up-to-date programme.
Here are some more links for those of you interested in learning more about the event!
http://www.bolzano.net/photos/christmas-market-bolzano.html
http://www.christmas-markets.it/en/christmas-market-bolzano-south-tyrol.aspx
So that was certainly great news to get!! So excited for that trip and we will be going the weekend before we leave to go back to the States...what a way to conclude our time in Italy!
Last night I had my first Italian quiz! I think it went really well!! Things are really starting to get rolling now! Can you believe that next Friday, I will have been here for a full month already?! That's crazy! Where the heck is the time going?
This morning, Kelsey and I went to our only class of the day: Literature of the 14th century before meeting up with Alex to climb the Duomo!
After singing a multitude of random songs, sharing strange stories, NOT taking good photos, admiring the graffiti on the wall, laughing at fellow tourists, 463 steps later, we managed to make it to the top of the Duomo! Once atop the Duomo, the view was spectacular. The clear blue skies only made the picturesque vista that much more amazing. I could not have asked for a better day or better company in climbing the Duomo!
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Happy Thursday everyone! I hope you are all enjoying your morning back in the states! Today is an absolutely beautiful day! After the torrential downpour of rain we received yesterday, the clear blue skies, beautiful temperature and bright sunshine made for the perfect Duomo climbing conditions! Buttttt, before I go into any further details about the amazing climb, I first have to share with everyone my good news!
Many of you will probably recall my recent post about my trip to the Amalfi coast that I went on last weekend. If you haven't read it, essentially the trip was one huge stressful, disoriented, wreck. After returning home, a bunch of the kids that had gone on the trip with me and I, all wrote letters to the tour company expressing our frustration and displeasure at how poorly we felt the trip went. Apparently the masses certainly do rule, and we all received e-mails from the company telling us that we were able to pick a day trip of our choice to go on - free of charge! My friends and I all chose to go on the day trip excursion to Bolzano to the infamous Christmas Markets in December! A general overview of the event, for those of you who don't know:
Bolzano Christmas Market
The Christmas Market in Bolzano in South Tyrol is Italy's biggest Christmas market. For almost two decades now it has attracted countless visitors every year to the magnificently decorated Piazza Walther, with its uniquely special Advent atmosphere.
For almost a month, festive aromas fill the streets and picturesque alleyways in South Tyrol's regional capital; the shimmering sparkle of romantic lamps and flickering candles bathes Bolzano in a magical light for a short period.
The theme of this year's Bolzano Christmas Market is “Meeting of Cultures”. Here is the up-to-date programme.
Here are some more links for those of you interested in learning more about the event!
http://www.bolzano.net/photos/christmas-market-bolzano.html
http://www.christmas-markets.it/en/christmas-market-bolzano-south-tyrol.aspx
So that was certainly great news to get!! So excited for that trip and we will be going the weekend before we leave to go back to the States...what a way to conclude our time in Italy!
Last night I had my first Italian quiz! I think it went really well!! Things are really starting to get rolling now! Can you believe that next Friday, I will have been here for a full month already?! That's crazy! Where the heck is the time going?
This morning, Kelsey and I went to our only class of the day: Literature of the 14th century before meeting up with Alex to climb the Duomo!
After singing a multitude of random songs, sharing strange stories, NOT taking good photos, admiring the graffiti on the wall, laughing at fellow tourists, 463 steps later, we managed to make it to the top of the Duomo! Once atop the Duomo, the view was spectacular. The clear blue skies only made the picturesque vista that much more amazing. I could not have asked for a better day or better company in climbing the Duomo!
Tonight Alex and I are going out to celebrate our anniversary and then this weekend is going to be the perfect time for me to finally catch up on work, e-mails and everything else that has been slipping by me in the craziness of the past few weeks!
It's looking like great weather this weekend for our day trip to Bologna! I can't wait for the Balsamic tasting and our guided tour! So many great things to look forward to, and never a dull moment in Italy!
Today, since I didn't write all too much and I don't want to leave you feeling bored, here's a great zen blog post I just read that I would like to share with everyone!
ENJOY!
and as a bonus:
Ciao!!!
Have a wonderful day!!
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