Hello again!
This past Saturday a group of us went to Greve in Chianti for a wine tasting festival. Chianti is really pretty; it’s a small region and, of course, the wine is what makes it pretty famous. Kelly and I said goodbye to Maria before we went to catch the bus, and she said something about an umbrella—of course Kelly and I said that we’d be fine without one. Well, now we know to never take what Maria says for granted! As soon as we stepped off the bus at the Santa Maria Novella bus station it started to pour, and not just normal rain either: it was big, cold drops of rain. That was okay because we were taking a bus to Chianti, and maybe it wouldn’t be raining there. WRONG. When the bus finally got moving after the bus driver threw a tantrum because the bus was too full (but he didn’t actually get on the bus to deliver this message to his passengers), it rained on and off. When we arrived, we ate at a nice café with a small group of us: Pete, Mike D., Mike (don’t know his last name), Amber, Kelly, me, Cara, and Bailey. Then we were off to try some wine! I realized that wine really does taste different if you pay attention and savor it—so I’d say I had a nice, educational experience at Chianti this weekend!
The rest of the weekend was pretty uneventful, but this weekend a big group of girls (me, Kelly, Cara, Bailey, Caitlin, Abbie, Amber…I forget who else) are going to Capri and Sorrento! Here’s a link to the website we bought the trip from: Bus2Alps Sorrento . We get tours of the blue grotto and Pompeii, a day on the beach, and a LOT of walking—plus, of course, transportation there and back, a hostel, and breakfast. I’m going to take plenty of beautiful pictures for everyone to see. I’m very excited because this is my first full weekend trip since I’ve been here and I think I need it (I’ve been pretty homesick off and on). It’s always nice to be with a big group of people who you can laugh and talk with, and be yourself.
Also, I wanted to give everyone a heads up for my fall break plans: I’m going to Dublin to visit family who I’ve never met before for three nights starting October 4th, flying back to Florence on October 7th, then Kelly, me, Amber, Will, and Caitlin want to go to Venice on October 8th for the day, then all of us plus Abbie leave on October 9th for Nice, France and stay there until October 12th. I think that’s a pretty nice plan, if I say so myself. We’re going to Nice with the same company that is taking us to Capri—you pay a flat fee and you get the bus, hostel, some food, and tours. No better deal than that! Bus2Alps Nice
I have class soon, so I am going to catch up on some reading before that. I hope to have many pictures posted on Monday when I get back, so expect an e-mail then—and they will also be posted on my blog.
Ciao!
KT
