The Trip

This page contains links to the posts from my study abroad trip during the summer of 2009.

Week One: Riva and Northern Italy
Day 1	The Journey	Plane from Atlanta to Milan, bus to Riva, getting settled in the Villa
Day 2 (AM)	The Wedding	Class in Riva and a wedding across the street
Day 2 (PM)	The Ascent	Train ride to and view from the top of Mount Generoso
Day 3	The Fortifications	Class in Bellinzona, exploring the city and two of its castles
Day 4	The Crossing	Boat ride to Lugano, exploring the city and its churches
Day 5	The Surprise	Surprise train trip to Milan, view from the top of the Duomo
Day 6	The Inscription	Trip to Como, civic museum, Funicular ride to the top of the mountain, exploring the city
Day 7	The Respite	Classes in Riva, Villa gardens, exploring the town: baptistry, Santa Croce, cemetary
Week Two: Rome
Day 8	The Arrival	Long bus ride to Rome, walking around near the hotel, “Life of Michelangelo”, Colosseum at night
Day 9	The Ruins	Inside the Colosseum, Roman Forum, Capitoline Museums, Palatine Hill
Day 10	The Tombs	Trip to Ostia Antica, Trajan’s Column, Imperial Forum Museum
Day 11	The Tour	Quirinal Churches and Palace, Trevi Fountain, Pantheon, Fountain of the Four Rivers, da Vinci exhibit, Palazza Massimo
Day 12	The March	St. Peter’s, Vatican Museums, Palazzo Altemps
Day 13	The Finale	Ara Pacis, Piazza della Repubblica, Baths of Diocletian, Santa Maria Maggiore, Trevi Fountain + Four Rivers at night