Scott's Final Post

Well at the time of this writing its Friday evening, however, our internet is not working, so who knows when this will be posted. We figured we could add some closure and do one final post each. The month has certainly been an eventful one, filled with adventures around Italy. Since our first lunch in this city, we have learned a lot. Not only about getting good deals, but a lot about the culture of Italy. Now obviously, nothing compares to home, but it has been a great place to live for a month. We went to Cinque Terre, Lucca to see Dave Matthews, Venice, Rome, and the Amalfi Coast, as well as many places in and around Florence. The blog has kept you updated for the most part, so there is no need to recap it all, but I guess I could be a little sappy and talk about my favorite things and what I will miss the most. But first, what I won’t miss the most: the top of that list would have to be having to pay for water and no free refills. Now for what I will miss the most is being able to stop practically at any time on any street and be close to a good restaurant or food shop. The food here has been great and I have really enjoyed trying all the Italian dishes, although a lot of times I stick with the safe stuff like spaghetti. Also, the ease of travel by the rail system has been nice. We have been able to see a lot of the country for fairly cheap. Out of all the cities I went to, I would probably say that Florence is my favorite. Venice was nice, but probably better for a romantic couple to visit together, not three college guys. Lucca was fun, but a little too small and not enough going on. Rome was great, but a little too big and crazy. The Amalfi coast was beautiful, but all the villages are on cliffs and who wants to hike stairs all day long? Florence has the perfect balance of beauty, size, art, and fun to keep the typical college student interested. It’s definitely walkable and there is always something new to see in a museum or another church. Also, there are plenty of other American students here to hang out with so there is always something to do at night. Overall, I have really enjoyed my time here and hope to be back. Hopefully sooner than later. Thanks to all our followers for reading our blog and posting comments. We apologize for some of the delays in posting, (the two week gap in the last part of our trip), but we figure you would want us out doing stuff rather than making time to update the blog. So as the trip comes to an end, I am sad to leave but probably more happy to get back home. First stop, Senor Tequila for some chips and salsa and as much Dr. Pepper as I can drink.

Scott