Traveling in Italy and to other parts of Europe is easy and relatively cheap. Some Temple Rome students choose to go to places like London, Greece and Amsterdam. I decided for this trip to focus on my travels in Italy. The Temple Rome program is set up so that classes are from Monday to Thursday allowing students time to travel. My first weekend trip outside of Rome was to Florence and Pisa about two hours away by train.
Imagine taking weekend trips to places like Venice or Milan. So far I have traveled to Florence and saw the famous statue of David (Of course they do not let you take pictures of it) and Pisa to see the Leaning Tower of Pisa all in one weekend. I also went to Venice and Milan for spring break which was full of fun especially the infamous gondola ride. Although I felt the gondola ride seemed to be more weary and creepy than romantic it was a necessary experience. Maybe it was because it was a cold day with overcast skies and the smell of the water couldn’t help but to get in my nose with every wind that blew. Well actually I just think it was the fear of this little boat tipping over and dumping us into the filthy water. (lol)
Next, Milan was fun, but very pricey to do. Not a good priced city for students on a budget. But the 2nd largest Duomo (church) in the world is worth going to Milan to see. Milan was full of fashion and expensive shopping it is truly the fashion capital of the world. We closed our spring break with a bus tour around Milan which is the touristy thing to do in every big city in Italy.
Until Next time,
Ciao,
Jason
