Location Roma, Italy Summary Toured Forum and Palatine Hill, stuck hand in mouth of truth, walked along Tiber river, and ate at a vegetarian restaurant Highlight Climbing steps of Piazza Venezia, views from top ( Read more... )

Location Roma, Italy Summary Crossed over into the Vatican, saw the Sistine Chapel and Saint Peter's Square, chilled in Piazza Navona, and saw the Pantheon Highlight Saint Peter's Square Lowlight ( Read more... )

Location Roma, Italy Summary Hit more ancient Roman sights, ate like an Italian in an authentic Italian restaurant in an authentic Italian neighborhood, tossed coins into the most beautiful fountain in the world Highlight ( Read more... )

Location Roma, Italy Summary Boarded train to Roma; hit some sites there including Coliseum, Nero's House, Roman ruins; ate at great restaurant with great atmosphere; spotted Ariel in hostel Highlight First look at Coliseum in ( Read more... )

Location Firenze & Siena, Italy Summary David in all his glory and Siena's Il Campo in all its glory Highlight David in the tribune Lowlight Worrying about Thai roommate not making it ( Read more... )

Location Firenze, Italy Summary Woke up very early for the Uffizi - a museum I couldn't wait to get out of -, walked around Firenze in the drizzle and then rain, ate a great meal at a Rick Steves' recommended restaurant Highlight ( Read more... )

Location Cinque Terre -> Pisa -> Firenze Summary Had my first espresso before completing Cinque Terre hike with Coco & Chanel, made an unscheduled stop in Pisa, arrived in Firenze in great mood and went to bed in a foul mood. Highlight ( Read more... )

This weekend I returned to Waterloo for the last time as an undergrad. I returned home with a Bachelor of Software Engineering. The weekend turned into a great sendoff before the big unknown that is adulthood ( Read more... )

Location Cinque Terre, Italy Summary Hiked the trail with Coco & Chanel, sipped limoncello, talked all kinds of politics with girls over dinner Highlight Entire day on trail Lowlight - ( Read more... )

Location En route to Cinque Terre, Italy
Summary Tried to make our way to Cinque Terre despite a 24-hour Italian rail strike Highlight Sitting quietly on the rocks in Cinque Terre under the cover of darkness, watching ( Read more... )