ciao from Cortona, Italy!
today was probably the best day i have had so far in Italy :) i woke up and headed to the internet cafe (because i procrastinated on getting a Rome hotel, and needed to book one). Michaele met me at the cafe and we headed to a store to do some gift-shopping, then out to a REALLY cool place for lunch. it was almost as if we were going into a dungeon, but it was surround by wine bottles, rocks, and really cool lighting. it was a really nice place to eat and the waiter brought us out a free appetizer as sort of a “welcome”. we had awesome conversation, then i headed back to start packing up for tomorrow. i got finished soon enough to walk back down into town and to the park...oh man. there were lots of people walking, and i got to sit in the stadium area and just listen to the ipod and write. it was my favorite...
then Mike and Lindsey came into town to get pizzas and drink to take up to “the fortress” that is basically the highest point of Cortona, and we watched the sunset with a group of people. i almost DIED on the way up there, but it was well worth it when we got to the top. we all just sat around and talked, watched movie trailers (ha...i had my computer), then we headed down when it had been dark for a while. we also all went out for a bit, and it was a good way to end my Cortona experience.
a few things i learned today:
1. i like buying presents for people :)
2. do not wear dresses that tend to be brighter than a shade of black...ha. people will stare....
3. a good song will change your mood and outlook
4. i wish i knew a little more Italian rather than just greetings...
5. i am making a video (of pictures) of my entire trip and i am so pumped about it...it’s half-way completed
6. i met a girl while i was here that is in the lyrics of Taylor Swift’s song “Tim McGraw”...as she says, she was “dissed on a platinum album”...(however, this girl is AWESOME)
7. i really did almost die on the way to the fotress...i said words that don’t usually come out of my mouth...ha
8. i can’t believe that i will be gone from Italy in just 2 days..
9. there have been loads of good quotes while i have been here, and i really wish i had taken them all down
10. i am so thankful for the experience of meeting new people, gaining friends, and experiencing God’s creation
here is our Tuscan sunset...
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HEY!
ReplyDeletemy name is John, i'm 16 and I live in New Hampshire. I visited Italy for two weeks in november 08 and i loved it. when i saw your banner i knew it looked familiar, it was nice there i stayed about a half hour away from cortona but we were there for a bit, and we also stopped into an internet cafe, i doubt it was the same one, but the one i visited had two or three crappy computers crampd into a small space with lots of games and toys for sale. i took a picture very close to the same as yours above but not as panoramic. i love photography and hope to goto school for it in a couple years, if you could check out my blog i too have some photos from italy that i took, a few are form tuscany, a few of the ones i liekd from italy are at the bottom of my page.
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