So...technically its almost here. But still.
For those of you who don't know, I'm traveling with a group called Travel for Teens (or TFT). This is the teen-tour type company I've traveled with the past three summers And for those of you who are a little unfamiliar with where in the world I've actually been, here; summer '09: Italy Photography, in summer '10: Fiji Community Service and Adventure, summer '11: Paris Photography. And now, for the summer of 2012: Italy Photography AND Classic Italy. What's particularly special about this summer, is that I will be a CIT (counselor in training), which means I could potentially get a job one day with TFT! Which would be too cool. Just imagine:
BRUCE WAYNE/BATMAN
Oh hey, Julia. what's your summer job?
JULIA
I just travel the world, its whatever.
BRUCE WAYNE/BATMAN burns with jealousy and admiration before disappearing into the night.
So here's hoping! But that conversation probably won't happen for a while, so let's talk about now!
Tomorrow, June 28, 2012, I leave for a 22 day adventure in the beautiful country of Italy! Many of you (my family and friends) have asked where exactly I'll be and when, and I didn't exactly have an answer that I was 100% sure of. So I figured I would give a mini version of my itinerary for the next three weeks. Try not to be too jealous :) P.S. I've included links to the major places and things I'll be seeing, in case you don't know what they are..or you just want to see some pictures!
Thursday June 28, 2012-Day 1: Travel day, everyone's favorite. I'll be flying from Chicago, IL to Newark NJ. I'll meet the rest of the kids on the Italy Photography trip at the airport before flying to the Frankfurt Airport in Germany.
Friday June 29, 2012-Day 2: I arrive in Frankfurt at about 7:30 in the morning (thank goodness-- over night flights are much easier anyway!). And then from Frankfurt I fly to Florence, Italy! Hopefully, if all goes as planned, I'll arrive at our hotel in Florence by 2:00. Fun Fact: My hotel will be right by the famous Duomo, in the center of the city! The rest of the day and night will consist of eating and relaxing after two long days of travel.
Saturday June 30, 2012-Day 3: I'll be in: Lucca! and I'll: see the cathedral and a cool medieval wall.
Sunday July 1, 2012-Day 4: I'll be in: Florence! and I'll: take pictures in the streets, see the Boboli Gardens, possibly visit the Uffizi Gallery, and walk up to the Piazzale Michelangelo
Monday July 2, 2012-Day 5: I'll be in: Siena and I'll: tour the massive Duomo.
Tuesday July 3, 2012-Day 6: I'll be in: Pisa and I'll: tour the Campo dei Miracoli and tour the Accademia
Wednesday July 4, 2012-Day 7: I leave Florence and I'll be in: Venice!
Thursday July 5, 2012-Day 8: I'll be in: actually I'll be ON the Island of Murano and the Island of Burano!
Friday July 6, 2012-Day 9: I'll be in: Venice and I'll: visit a Venetian fish market and go to either the Peggy Guggenheim Collection or the Ducal Palace
Saturday July 7, 2012-Day 10: My final day of the Italy Photography trip! Everyone else will be going to the airport but I will take a bus back to Venice!
Sunday July 8, 2012-Day 11: A relaxation day in between the two trips! I'll probably do laundry and lounge around before meeting the kids on the Classic Italy trip!
Monday July 9, 2012-Day 12: I'll be
Tuesday July 10, 2012-Day 13: I leave Venice! I'll: stop for lunch in Padua before continuing on to Cinque Terre
Wednesday July 11, 2012-Day 14: I'll be in: Cinque Terre and I'll: hike the Cinque Terre Trail.
Thursday July 12, 2012-Day 15: I'll be in Cinque Terre! There seems to be nothing planned yet for this day! But we'll see!
Friday July 13, 2012-Day 16: I'll: stop in Pisa on my way to Tuscany!
Saturday July 14, 2012-Day 17: I'll be in: Tuscany and Siena! I'll go on a Cooking and Winery Tour, visit the Duomo, and explore Siena again!
Sunday July 15, 2012-Day 18: I'll be in: Florence and I'll: visit the Accademia, the Duomo, the Boboli Gardens, and the Uffizi Gallery!
Monday July 16, 2012-Day 19: I'll be in: Rome (AT LAST!) and I'll: visit the Colosseum, the Roman Forum and Palatine Hill
Tuesday July 17, 2012-Day 20: I'll be in: Rome and I'll: go to Ostia Antica and go to either San Clemente OR Capitoline Museums, then I'll walk to the Piazza Navona before heading to the Santa Maria Sopra Minerva Church. After dinner I'll go to the Trevi Fountian.
Wednesday July 18, 2012-Day 21: I'll be in: Rome and Vatican City and I'll see all the famous things there! Like the Pietà , the Laocoon (which inspired Michelangelo's David), the Raphael Rooms, and of course the Sistine Chapel ceiling!
Thursday July 19, 2012-Day 22: I leave Italy all together :( I'll fly from Rome to Frankfurt, Frankfurt to Newark, and finally Newark to Chicago.
And I know what you're all thinking--Thank goodness! She'll be back for opening of The Dark Knight Rises
I'm going to try to post as often as I can! And post some pictures as well! Not all of them, but some!
But TFT is wonderful and they have the counselors post pictures online everyday, so to see pictures of me on the Italy Photography (June 28-July 7) trip click here, and to see pictures of me on the Classic Italy (July 8-July 19) trip click here.
And if you want, don't be afraid to email me and say hi (or something of the sort). My email is JuliaRosiee@yahoo.com
Sorry this post has been impossibly long. I can't wait to share all the stories and pictures with you guys when I get back!
Ciao!
Julia Rose
P.S. Don't loose the link to this blog after I get home from Italy! I'll also be in Israel from September 2 until June 3 (my 19th birthday)! I'll also be in Rwanda for the month of February! So I'll definitely be posting then too!
0 comments:
Post a Comment