Every summer, my family travels; most of the time we enjoy swimming and eating on tropical islands. This summer, we ventured to Italy, the beautiful and laid-back country in South-Central Europe. And some people doubt this but yes, we did have gelato every single day.
Our first stop was Rome; here we mostly visited historical monuments and sweat a lot (NEVER cut your hair to a length that you cannot tie it in the summer because you WILL die).
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| Piazza Spagna |
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| Colosseum |
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| Giovanni DeSimone |
A modern artist who died a decade ago. My family loves his potteries and have a few of his collections at home. The figures he drew have cartoonish features and geometrical shapes that remind me of Picasso's cubism.
Second Stop: Florence, the medieval town; a lot of churches, duomos...
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| River along the leather street; I was thrilled to go home with a leather cross-body bag! |
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| Beef Tartare- my new love! |
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| Fun Fact: Italy has more than 300 kinds of pasta! |
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| The famous Florentine steak: perfecto-ly cooked! |
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| Wish I had a dessert cart at home... |
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| Stopping by Pisa |
I had my most memorable dinner at Fiesole, the summit of Florence. The scenery was spectacular, let alone the amazing weather, music, and needless to say: food.
Third Stop: Venice, the City of Water. After arriving, we decided to take a train to Verona first as it was nearby (and forever I've been dreading to go there because of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet). We visited the House of Juliet!
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| City of Love |
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| Romeo's Costume |
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| Juliet's Dress |
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| Surreal Mixture of Fantasy & Reality |
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| Murano: Glass Factory |
Two pieces of artworks my parents decided to buy:
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| Murano Glass Pandora |
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| When there is water, there is also fresh seafood. |
Last stop: Milan, the fashion city. Seriously, there is nothing to do except to shop and eat.
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| Louis Vuitton Octopus everywhere... |
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| Best gelato in the world! |
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| FYI, the bottom of the cone is filled with dark melted chocolate. |
MY ITALIAN DREAM IS FULFILLED!
