This was the last weekend of the program. We went to Venice, and it was a very interesting weekend. We were so tired when we got to Venice- we got to the hotel and passed out. So we woke up, got ready and went out. Dinner was nice. We had a great time taking a bunch of pictures, as well as enjoying a few bottles of wine. The night had begun. We wandered around Venice, and we stumbled upon a jazz bar. I ordered a Hurricane- curious to see if it was what it said. Sadly it wasn't, but I enjoyed it nonetheless. There were a couple of guys next to us, and I tried to figure out what language they were speaking. I am normally pretty good and figuring it out, but this I could not. I figured it was a Scandinavian language. They were Norwegian. We talked to them for a while- it was interesting. After a while they left, and soon after we did as well. We did run into them again- which was nice. Then we spent the night wandering around Venice in the rain at times. It was great fun. We made it back to the hotel at almost 5 in the morning- Shannon and I that is. Needless to say we didn't wake up too early. Shannon and Kyle went to the Biennale (Contemporary art exhibits), and Erin and I took our time getting ready and headed to St. Mark's Square. The pigeons were terrifying. Luckily I did not get pooped on this time. (I've gotten pooped on 3 times) Then it was lunch time, and then on to the Peggy Guggenheim. I got to see René Magritte's Empire of Light - very exciting. After some more wandering and going to glass shops, Shannon and I decided to head back to the hotel. If we were going out again that night we needed a little nap. It took us a rather long time to get back to the hotel, and on our way we say a little boy catch a fish. He put it in a plastic bag and started banging it against the concrete wall - a little gross.
Later that night after a little nap, we all wake up and are starving. We got some Döners and drinks. (Saving money for going out) We got some Sangria- it was rather tasty. We go to this little square with a bar stand (we had gone here with the Norwegians). It was an interesting place to watch the people around you. Shannon and I got drinks and were approached by some different sort of guys. But that's a longer story. We ended our night, and we all went back to the hotel.
Then came the last week of classes- I find it sad that this trip in Italy has come to an end. I have really enjoyed my time here. This week we saw some Fascist architecture and a museum full of fakes. Also a church that Nick wrote his dissertation on- S. Paolo's Basilica. We also went to the Capitoline- I got to see a few of the Amazons and the Dying Gaul! As well as the Preening Doves- a mosaic.
Yesterday was our last day of classes- it was a good day, and I got some sun. Last night after our wonderful meatballs and peas dinner we decided to go out to the Irish pub in Rome. It took us a while to get there, but it was definitely worth it. I put on my cute purple dress and borrowed a pair of Erin's earrings. They of course had Strongbow at the pub! I had a Strongbow and a Baby Guiness- love those Baby Guiness. The pub wasn't too busy when we were there, and they had a bunch of different sports on the TVs. We were hoping that they were going to play the LSU baseball game. We were all talking and having fun when a guy came over to talk to me. I love Europe. I chatted with an Australian for quite a while. Julian, the Australian, just came from Greece- so I talked with him about what he saw, etc. (Kyle had said in Venice that he felt like we were going to meet some Australians next- and we did!) We stayed out in Rome for a good amount of time, and then took a cab back to Frascati. (Splitting a cab ride 4 ways was nice) Shannon, Erin, Kyle, and I made it back to the hotel at around 4.30. Shannon stayed with Erin and I because she didn't have her keys. We ended up talking until 5. We had hoped to go to Naples and Pompeii today, but that didn't happen. I wish I would have been able to go, but in the end I saved money by not going. (More money for Greece).
Tonight we have our final dinner- not at the ususal restuarant. We also have 2 papers to write before we leave here tomorrow- It's going to be a long night.
Greece in the morning!
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