My goodness, long time no post. When I last left you I was in Sienna, so much has happened since then, it would be impossible to detail and I dont have a whole lot of time, so I think I´m going to lay this one out lecture note style (which will be much to the joy of all of you who have been asking for abbreviated versions).
Monday
-In Florence, note to museum goers, almost everything is closed on mondays in Florence!
-Santa Maria Novella
-Went to see Brunelleschi´s Crucifixion, it was the one portion undergoing restoration
-Saw some cool sun dials and an incredible chalk artist outside
-Piazzele Michealangelo
-View of the city at sunset with a beer and some olives (so cheap and amaying). There were guitarists there that were amazing. The sold more beers too, stayed for hours and got drunk and awed. Someone proposed , people clapped.
Tuesday
-Ponte Vecchio bridge
-2.5 hour line for Ufizzi gallery
-Birth of venus among other greats. DiVinci, Raphael, Brunellischi, etc.
-Accedemia
-Michealangelo´s David and other rather ingored art.
-Train to Rome
-Broke down, left emergency exit door and walked a small bit on gravel to next station, met some gals from UK
Wednesday\Thursday (can´t find the backslash key, also the z and y keys are switched positions in germany)
-Rome sightseeing that I missed
-I took a forbidden picture of the sistene chapel ceiling
-Drank cheap wine (1 L, 1.43 euro) with friends in square in public (I love Italy!)
-Got tipsy, wandered to see the colosseum at night, got lost, ended up in a field with a circle of people playing guitar and singing in italian to candle light and passing around joints. Score!
-Hungover sightseeing next day.
-Caught overnight train to Munich
Friday
-Decided to take day to relax and rest my legs, did a lot of walking in Rome
-Got one of best meal experiences ever. Lunch of Schweinshaxen mit Kartoffelsalat (half of a leg of a pig, dry rubbed and roasted with Bavarian potato salad) and a liter of Augustiner in a biergarten (more gardeny and beery than youd even think). I was so happy after cleaning my pig femur and downing my liter that I was laughing aloud (the alcohol helped that too).
-Cleaned and groomed myself!
-Caught up on internet.
-Signed off blog. See you next time!
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I created this blog as a means to stay in touch with friends and family as I travel abroad this summer, so if that's why you are here, than you are in the right place. You may have noticed the odd title of this blog, Lost when Found. A lot of people have recently been asking me "are you ready for your trip?", and every time, I realize that I don't have an answer. Yes, I have done several things to prepare for the trip: get tickets, visas, clothes, bags, books, etc. etc. However, none of that seems to have me feeling "ready for my trip". I realized that I have almost no clue what to really be ready for. This will be my first real experience traveling and my first experience spending significant time alone in the unknown. I realized though that this is the main reason why I wanted to take this trip; to leave everything that I know, to leave my comfort zone, to explore the unknown with an open mind: to get lost. Not just aimlessly lost however, lost with a purpose. Lost with the purpose of keeping my eyes, ears, mind (and mouth) open to learn something about what is out there, and hopefully something about myself. Hence the title of the blog: Lost when Found; because to be found, you gotta get lost first.
"The lust for comfort murders the passions of the soul."
-Kahlil Gibran
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3 comments:
Don't abbreviate....elongate! (as in figure drawing).
I just wanted to jump back into my first position (as in ballet). I stopped just after the "My gracious!" part just to give thanks. I am wavering between longing to hear from you and the sinking feeling of serious empty-nest-ed-ness coming straight on with Michael moving to Japan 10 days.
This will put enormous pressure on you to perform double duty as the son who is here. How soon are you returning again?
Comment #1. More to follow.
An abreviated version of "Someone proposed"? This is just plain unfair.
Okay. You better have a lot of pictures to back up this overly abbreviated post Jono. Or dare I conjure that with alcohol and other indulgences, your lovely style of writing has fallen by the way side.
Actually, this lecture note style leaves me has me more curious than ever. When you get back, I want details.
Try to lay off the drunkenness. If you're not careful, we'll end up with both sons and daughter-in-laws residing elsewhere. This simply will not work.
Love you. Miss you. Glad you are having fun. XOX Mom
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