Cubicle Boycott
November 24, 2005
The farm - Thankgiving Italian Style
Today we were due at the olive farm. We took a train to Grosseto and checked out the city before getting picked up by the owners friend Barbara. As we made our way through the Tu... continue reading
November 25, 2005
The olive farm - Week One on the farm
We know a lot of you are interested in hearing more about our time working on the farm so I'll try to give you a glimpse into our days. The farm is located just below the village ... continue reading
December 1, 2005
The olive farm - Weeks Two and Three
Our second week on the farm began with us having the day off which we took advantage of and headed north to Sienna. We started our tour around the old city and quickly came up to ... continue reading
December 14, 2005
The olive farm - All Good Things...
After three weeks we decided it was time to move on and start traveling again. With hesitation we packed up our room and made sure we grabbed our stuff which inevitably got strewn... continue reading
December 15, 2005
Florence - David looks cold
Today we toured Florence. The first stop was the Galleria dell Accademia to view Michelangelo's David. We worried that the line might be long but to our surprise we walked right ... continue reading
December 16, 2005
Florence - Uffizi Museum and shopping
Another long day of touring Florence. We visited the Uffizi museum which was again simple to get into as we had again heard the lines could be from 2-4 hours long at times. Altho... continue reading
December 17, 2005
Florence to Venice - The streak has been broken
We arrived at the train station minutes after 9:00 to catch the 9:30 train to Venice. We decided to buy our tickets using a kiosk instead of the teller with the tickets in our han... continue reading
December 18, 2005
Venice - Somewhat lost
After talking to several people about Venice they told us that we were guaranteed to get lost while visiting the town. With our quick tour last night we noticed how true this coul... continue reading
December 19, 2005
Venice - Venice day two
Last night we looked over our map to see what places we missed on our map less journey yesterday to see what places we should visit today. With a mental image of the map we journe... continue reading
December 20, 2005
Venice to Rome - Train tips
After spending too much money traveling by train the last week we finally figured out the train system of Italy and took 3 different Regionale trains today. Venice to Bologna, Bol... continue reading
December 21, 2005
rome - 10 months
We've hit our 10 month mark. To celebrate we grabbed a delicious slice of pizza. Since Rome has such a vast array of sights to see we tried to split them up to a manageable list ... continue reading
December 22, 2005
Rome - Vatican City
After seeing many of the sties on the east side of the Tiber river yesterday we decided to crossed over to the west side today to see the Vatican City. Our walk cross town took us ... continue reading
December 23, 2005
Naples - The Sistine Chapel and a culture shock
Our second trip to Vatican City today. Since we didn't' make the 12:20 pm cutoff for the Vatican museums yesterday we made sure we didn't make the same mistake today. This was th... continue reading
December 24, 2005
Naples - Happy Birthday Dad
First off. Happy Birthday Dad. Today we visited the Naples Archaeological Museum which contained many artifacts from Pompeii and Herculaneum. Of the artifacts on display, the mo... continue reading
December 25, 2005
Naples - Buon Natale!
Merry Christmas!! This was our first Christmas abroad and it was definitely different. The weather was sunny and in the low 60's, so no white Christmas this year. We also found ... continue reading
December 26, 2005
Naples - Pompeii
After seeing the artifacts from Pompeii at the Archaeological Museum and getting a brief history lesson from our mp3 audio guide we were ready to see the real thing. Today we visit... continue reading
December 27, 2005
Rome - Back to Rome
Nothing much to write about today. After the train ride from Naples to Rome we checked into a hostel and hit the internet. Since we're in to the holiday season right now travel i... continue reading
December 28, 2005
Rome to Barcelona - Arrivederci Italia
Today was a housekeeping day. We shipped what we think will be our last package home and then caught up on our travelogues a bit. On a side note; Rome is crazy with tourists righ... continue reading
