so ive been walking around my first day of Verona, in the mist, singing "My Verona" (or Sharona). ive tripped and slipped probably 5 times on the same street. am i high? visually, Verona is stunning...enough cannot be said about the moorish style renaissance bridges and arches.

ok, so to update:

Family Healthnephew is going to Arizona for surgery ( Read more... )

greetings. what. a. day. im still laughing at the ridiculousness of it, so i will include visuals. they are playing Leadbelly here in the cafe. this reminds me of Skip so much...i love it.

first, let me direct you to this map:


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+ the cold weather added to the medieval flair of the city. there is nothing more i like then seeing my breath come out into the freezing air, even when the sun shines ( Read more... )

hey there:

OK, first off:
WEBCAM of PERUGIA!opening day of eurochocolate. a rain may be ruining my photo oppurtunities, but its not ruining my appetite. so far, i have tried chocolate raviolis, chocolate noodles, a piece of a giant chocolate troll, many many hot chocolates (the type i mentioned before...liquified chocolate. they literally stick ( Read more... )

greetings from medieval cold Perugia ( Read more... )

so i was going to wait till tomorrow morning to post about Perugia, since ive only been here for five hours ( Read more... )

hey there,

ok, here is an update. before that, i have to tell you...of all the things men yell at you when you are walking down the street, i have been getting "Ciao, Tutti Frutti!" the most. what is that about?

mondaysince most everything is closed on Monday in Italy, especially Monday AM, i decided to sleep in. and since the things that are ( Read more... )

Sunday evening, in Rome still. a man is singing an operetta outside of the outdoor restaurant next door and its spilling in here. beautiful. so...some bullet points, since i know you guys read those more ( Read more... )

hey guys, a little rain is falling, so im eating some gelato and updating. before i start, someone PLEASE update me on the Kerry/Bush debate??? THANKS!

Fridayso after an evening of dancing to some 60s soul in rome, i woke up at 11am and went to Centro Storico to window shop. the dollar is weak here (as it is everywhere, thank you GW), so im not ( Read more... )

before i go into my touristy action packed day, i have to laugh and tell you guys that I won the "Value Award" from my work, a prize of 500 bucks for the employee who shows 6 different forms of value. now, im laughing because Natalie and I went in on this together, and she nominated me and wrote some elaborate things about me. They NEVER ever pick ( Read more... )