Chapter 4: I found an Italian lover

… and his name is gelato. 

Italy was the last stop on my trip. We arrived in Milan, took a train to Florence, and spent just a few hours in Pisa before our flight home. We didn’t stay in any one city very long, and there were a ton of destinations we missed, obviously. Needless to say, Italy left me wanting more. 

Milan was neat. (Did I really just say neat?) It was pretty modern, but I enjoyed the well-dressed people and I’ll repeat, the gelato. 

Next was Florence, which was great as well, but different. It reminded me of Poitiers - except there were actually things to do and see. So I take that back. But the narrow cobblestone streets and the walkability of the city, that was reminiscent of my “home.” We hung out on bridges and scaled mountains for a beautiful view of the city at sunset. And we ate gelato. (But it wasn’t as good as Milan.)

And at last, Pisa. We sacrificed a few hours of precious sleep just so we could stop by the tower for a necessary photo session before catching our RyanAir flight back to Paris. Oh, and gelato. Disappointing gelato.

It was a long trip, but tons of fun, and totally worth it. I’m happy just to have had the opportunity to visit as many places as I was able to. My friend Lisa from USC, who was abroad the semester before me, told me she visited all 27 member states of the EU. Seriously, I’m mystified. 

Sorry for the curtailed post. I’ve spent way too long on these things, and immediately prior to this I spent 3 hours writing in French about Whole Foods. Don’t ask. It wasn’t for pleasure. 

For even more Italy photos, visit my MobileMe gallery.

And this concludes documentation of my trip, which now began almost one month ago HOLY CRAP where has the time gone…..