A look back at Trips from First semester.

Lagos, Portugal: October, 2010

We all went to Lagos with a company called Discover Sevilla. It basically felt like Spring Break in October. Since  Lagos is a very touristy city pretty much everyone in the town spoke to us in english. The food was very good and our hotel was great! 

Sara and I laying out at the beach

One of the nicest beaches I have been to. 

So we went on a Sangria cruise Saturday morning... since the night before we stayed out really late we ended up missing the bus and had to get in a cab. The cab driver sped to get us there.. we made it just in time, and he even drove us right up to the dock. The cruise was very relaxing we not only got to lay out and drink sangria the whole time but we also got to explore some caves. 

Claire and I about to jump into the freezing water! 

At the end of the World.

Ready for a night out in Portugal.


Italy [Pisa. Florence. Rome]: October, 2010

Leaning Tower of Pisa. We only spent 2 hours in Pisa. Took the pictures we wanted had lunch then jumped on a train headed to Florence. 

Overlooking Florence, my favorite city in Italy. It is so much smaller than Rome and you can appreciate the great food and culture without having to deal with so many people. 

 Here I am at the Colosseum.

With the girls: dinner @ La Sagrestia. ( Located right behind the Patheon) This restaurant had by far the best italian food I have ever had.  

We loved it so much we went back the next night. The waiters were amazing and brought us this heart shaped bread.

With our cute waiter on Night 2. 

Vatican City!

Rumor had it the Pope would be giving mass the second day we were there. Everyone we asked would give us the run around... never giving us a concrete answer. We woke up very early and went over to the Vatican... ended up getting in and got to be at Mass given by the Pope. This has to be one of my favorite experiences of this year. The mass was given in about 10 different languages.

Pope! 

Making my wish @ Trevi Fountain.

The morning before we left we rushed over to the Vatican Museum to see the Sistine Chapel. It was incredible although the guards who work there get a little carried away with security. Pictures are not allowed to be taken... but you know Sara and I were able to get one! ;) I was also able to send many postcards to family and friends from Vatican city with the famous stamps.