So, Jay is no longer in the UK. I'm back in Canada, for who knows how long. It's a little weird so far trying to readjust but I'll be okay.

My adventures can now be found at anythingtwice, starting here.

Love,
Jenna

I'm on the plane home ( Read more... )

Today - breakfast at hostel, van Gogh museum, Red Light District, shopping, food, chilling, Anne Frank House.

Tomorrow - travel to London.

Day after - home.

The Visa problems are worked out. Mom is awesome ( Read more... )

So RBC Visa sucks, even though Venice is awesome.

Venice hotel is SWANK. For one, it is a HOTEL, not a hostel, though it was listed on the hostel website. Hotel Venice Villa Dori is outside the city, on the mainland. We got to it after a three hour train ride, one hour of whic we spent in the doorway of one of the cars because of the number of people onboard and the ensuing lack of seats. The ( Read more... )

Waiting for the train to Venice. Yesterday we took the tourist bus around a bit and then waited in line for the Uffizi gallery. Eventually we gave up because we'd been waiting for hours and the line was still a million miles long. We ate an overpriced crappy meal in an attempt to eat a primi, secondi AND vegetables, like the Italians do, learning ( Read more... )

Busy day today. Saw one of the Medici villas, La Petraia. Holy frescoes, Batman! Very cool. Also saw San Lorenzo's chapel, the Duomo, and the Accademia gallery - including Michelangelo's David. That thing is MASSIVE. We also saw the BACK of it, something no one ever shows, haha. Ate lunch at this pizza place decorated with Coke stuff that served ( Read more... )

Interesting day today. Slept through the alarm at 9.30 this morning, but luckily, not by much. Checked e-mail, Mom giving me money, yay, checked out, went to Termini. Left luggage there. Went to San Pietro, Thea took pictures this time because she finally got new batteries for her camera. Sistine Chapel and the dome of the basilica were still ( Read more... )

I still am inept in Italian but that's mostly because we keep finding people who speak English. This morning we found the Spanish Steps, and climbed them (gah). Then we went to this museum that Thea wanted to see but it was sold out for the day. We got to wander through a very nice park though ( Read more... )