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I got smacked up-side the head with a cold sometime in the recent past.
I am not amused.
I'm stuffed up in the extreme and my throat is sore (although guzzling tea and grapefruit juice seems to help that at least). As a result I am not looking forward to my Roman History exam tomorrow. And I'm actively avoiding picking up my paper for that class or checking the mark online because I know that I did terribly and it was for my favourite Prof too...
Anyway, I'm not too worried about the exam because I am quite good at history and interested in the Romans.
But in any case what I would much rather be doing is planning my trip to Italy followed by a whirlwind tour of Europe before heading back here.
I have to be in Gravina on July 5th for the dig, and I think I might go a bit early and spend a few days in Rome beforehand. We finish up at the dig site around the 2nd of August (I think). And from there I think I'll head north, take in a few days in Paris and then head through the Chunnel to England. I have a few friends in London right now (and hopefully at least one of them will still be there in August and willing to let me sleep on their floor) and I want to check out London sights like the British Museum etc. Also I REALLY want to see the RSC's production of Hamlet with David Tennant as Hamlet and Patrick Stewart as Claudius.
So what I'd like to know from all of you well-traveled people is this: What do I absolutely have to see? What was the best piece of advice/thing that you learned from your traveling experiences? What am I missing? Also my itinerary is by no means set, so if think I absolutely MUST go to Germany (or you know, Switzerland, which is pretty much directly between Italy and France) please tell me why you think so! I just might end up doing something exciting. :)
And in other good news: I bought a new pair of Converse today! Which was necessary because my old pair has a hole in them and I want to be able to keep them around for longer without aggravating the hole by wearing them everyday. I was thinking about getting some low-tops, but they had purple high-tops in my size. The answer was clearly obvious. So now I have some Purple Converse High-tops with toes that are far too white, although I'm sure I'll change that soon enough.
I am not amused.
I'm stuffed up in the extreme and my throat is sore (although guzzling tea and grapefruit juice seems to help that at least). As a result I am not looking forward to my Roman History exam tomorrow. And I'm actively avoiding picking up my paper for that class or checking the mark online because I know that I did terribly and it was for my favourite Prof too...
Anyway, I'm not too worried about the exam because I am quite good at history and interested in the Romans.
But in any case what I would much rather be doing is planning my trip to Italy followed by a whirlwind tour of Europe before heading back here.
I have to be in Gravina on July 5th for the dig, and I think I might go a bit early and spend a few days in Rome beforehand. We finish up at the dig site around the 2nd of August (I think). And from there I think I'll head north, take in a few days in Paris and then head through the Chunnel to England. I have a few friends in London right now (and hopefully at least one of them will still be there in August and willing to let me sleep on their floor) and I want to check out London sights like the British Museum etc. Also I REALLY want to see the RSC's production of Hamlet with David Tennant as Hamlet and Patrick Stewart as Claudius.
So what I'd like to know from all of you well-traveled people is this: What do I absolutely have to see? What was the best piece of advice/thing that you learned from your traveling experiences? What am I missing? Also my itinerary is by no means set, so if think I absolutely MUST go to Germany (or you know, Switzerland, which is pretty much directly between Italy and France) please tell me why you think so! I just might end up doing something exciting. :)
And in other good news: I bought a new pair of Converse today! Which was necessary because my old pair has a hole in them and I want to be able to keep them around for longer without aggravating the hole by wearing them everyday. I was thinking about getting some low-tops, but they had purple high-tops in my size. The answer was clearly obvious. So now I have some Purple Converse High-tops with toes that are far too white, although I'm sure I'll change that soon enough.
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Date: 2008-04-22 10:17 pm (UTC)From:Switzerland, is absolutely, positively, motherfucking expensive- and I'm not just saying that because of the US dollar being shit. The US dollar and CHF are actually equal in value-- it's just that Switzerland has one of the highest living standards in the entire world. So, so so very expensive.
That being said, Switzerland is lovely to visit. I partially wrote about Switzerland here (http://sleepyinspiration.blogspot.com/2008/04/days-3-4-and-5-bern-and-zurich.html) with links to my photos I took. Bern is very touristy with a gorgeous Old Town and the ambiance is downright welcoming.
Zurich is quite pricey. It's a financial center. I mean, so lots of business types. Banks. Clocks. I was suppose to stay in zurich for 2 days but I spent an assload of $$ to get a train ticket to get out of there because there wasn't a lot of stuff that I personally wanted to see.
Berlin is downright awesome if you are into the sort of lefty-scene. There are so many punks and hippie-types. There are TONS AND TONS AND TONS of awesome things to see, for real.
I have friends in Milan, so if you end up in northern Italy at any point before or after your dig, I can get you in contact with them. They will show you an awesome time around the city and feed you and I even met a nice geeky Swiss-Italian boy named Lorenzo who reads tons of comics and anime and lots of other stuff.
:-)