Italy and Greece

The last few days have been so fun and exciting, and we have seen so many things...

ITALY

:::VENICE:::

I met with Jami and Kelly from Georgetown in Barcelona, and then we flew to Venice. It was a very beautiful city... the pictures can explain more than my words...

:::Grand Canal:::

:::Gondola:::

:::On our Gondola ride:::

:::ROME:::

After an overnight train ride, we arrived in Rome and were able to see all of the big attractions - Colosseum, Pantheon, Trevy fountain, Spanish stairs, Vatican and St. Peter's Basilica. We walked a lot, and I really enjoyed Rome! 

:::Getting ready to go on the night train to Rome:::

:::Colosseum:::

:::Inside the Colosseum:::

:::Outside of St. Peter's Basilica:::

:::Inside St. Peter's Basilica:::

:::Spanish stairs - of course we had to go after a whole semester in Spain!:::

:::Gelato break!:::

:::Trevy fountain:::

:::Pantheon:::

:::Athens:::

We met back up with Vanessa on our last night in Rome, and we all flew to Athens. We arrived late in the day, so we hit up the coffee shop for some caffeine before calling it an early night. We woke up early the next morning, and it was raining and kind of dreary, but we still made it to the Olympic Village (which is dilapidated and is in need of some major attention and help... but it was still neat to see!) and the Acropolis (Parthenon, old Greek ruins, etc.) 

:::Olympic park in Athens:::

:::Parthenon:::

:::Aegina:::

The day before Kelly and Jami flew home, we all went to a Greek island about an hour and a half away from Athens - called Aegina. It was a very beautiful island, and we were so glad that the weather cleared up and was so nice for their last day in Europe.

:::On the boat on the way to Aegina:::

:::On the island:::

:::Santorini:::

The next day Vanessa and I got back on a 7 hour ferry to Santorini - another Greek island. This is also where one of my favorite movies - Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants - was filmed. It was ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL!!!! The pictures cannot even begin to show how beautiful it truly was. You could stand in the road at places and look to the left and right and see the sea. It was also a good break after living in hostels. We splurged and stayed in a hotel/apartment which was really nice. Everyone on the island was very nice and helpful, and we got to do many interesting things!!!!!!! 

:::Our hotel:::

:::The back porch of our hotel:::

:::Oia, Santorini:::

:::View from the top of the volcano:::

:::Riding a "taxi"... aka a donkey:::

:::What all of the beautiful buildings look like... white and blue... everyone loves UK colors!!! :) :::

:::The magical sunset in Oia:::

:::Red Beach:::

Now we are off to Romania, Austria, Poland, Barcelona, flight to Amsterdam, Detroit, Nashville, meet mommy and daddy!!!!!!!!! and back to Mayfield!!!! See you all soon!