Summary of Italy by Sarah

In Italy, a lot of things happened, including getting our computer stolen in Pisa when we were at the Leaning Tower of Pisa. In Italy, we went to almost 11 city's and towns, driving to most of them.
In our travels around Italy, we walked in Venice. We did a hike going through lots of towns and started and ended at city's, but we only walked through some of them. In all the city's we went to, we stayed longest in Rome because Rome was were we landed. We stayed in Rome for a week to see its sites, and to plan our trip around the rest of Italy. We stayed in an apartment in St. Peters right in the center of Rome by all the sites and the Vatican.

The towns and city's we went to we're all in the middle of Italy, and most of the towns we're on hills and were very cute. The farthest south we went was to Pompei, but I don't know why. In Italy there are 2 wonders of the world, but I did not enjoy them as much as a basilica in Venice. There was a place at the back of the basilica with something stolen from the Hagia Sofia with lots of precious stones put in gold.

The towns and cities are called Rome, Pisa, Lucca, Siena, Bologna, Venice, Florence, Verona, Vicense, Pompeii, and Padova. Our computer got stolen in Pisa when we were at the Leaning Tower of Pisa. In Rome, we went to the Coloseum, but nothing went wrong and we were in luck. In Italy, there are two wonders of the world but they are not my favorite buildings in Italy. My favorite building is a basilica in Venice. That church is my favorite building because the ceiling is almost covered in gold mosaics and the other parts are mosaics of Jesus and Mary. The cathedral is called St Marks Basilica and is in a square where you can´t picnic.

When we went to eleven cities and towns, we walked along them and saw lots of amazing squares that we enjoyed. We went to Rome first, and stayed a week in an apartment. Then, we went to a town called Pompeii with a ruined old town called Pompeii too. Then we went to Siena where we saw lots of museums and churches. Then we went to Florence where Da Vinchi´s Duomo is, then we went to Venice because it is famous. Then we went to Verona and Verona is where Romeo and Juliet is. We also went to Vicenza to look at Palladio's perfect proportioned buildings. Then we went to Bologna and a cute village in the hills near Bologna to see friends. Next place was Lucca with its Renaisance walls and after that, Pisa for the Leaning Tower. I don´t see why it´s so famous because it´s just like all the towers in Venice, except that it had some serious settlement issues. After our confusion in Pisa, we drove to Cinque Terre to do a hike mamma wanted to do along the rugged coast to some nice villages built in the hillsides. Then we went back to Rome to fly to Spain.

These eleven cities and towns were a good choice to go to because they were all different in some way, but all Italy. If you go to Italy, remember to keep your valubles with you where ever you go because there are lots of theives who want your stuff.

I HAVE LOTS OF PICTURES BUT CAN'T get them on this blog because the IPad doesn't do that and our laptop is gone.