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Since Ive last
written I've been in Florence, Rome, Naples, Sorrento, Pompeii, Capri,
Positano, the Almalphi coast, Athens, Delphi and Olympia! Ive been
traveling around like crazy and having the time of my life. I just got home
from a roadtrip around western greece! I think the best way to approach
this is telling you about some of my favorite places! Florence: I did a
bike tour through Tuscany and it was absolutely stunning! We stopped at a
winery to see the making of Chianti and olive oil. Then we had traditional
tuscan lunch on the countryside and continued biking. As you can imaging by
the end of the tour a few people were quite drunk and could no longer bike!
It was hilarious. Florence is also the home of the statue of David, and it
was beautiful. The technique of the sculpture is flawless. Rome: Was one of
my favorite cities that Ive been to. It was always busy and there were
loads of tourist things to do. I stayed for about five days and didn't even
put a dent into them. Regardless, my favorite was definately the colosseum!
It was very well preserved and I took a guided tour about the histroy of
the gladiator and animal matches. It was erie to peer into the fighting
arena and imagine humans fighting to the death. I also spent several hours
touring Palatine Hill the ruins of ancient Rome. Sorrento, Capri, Positano,
and the Almalphi Coast: I am going to lump these together as the most
beautiful places in the world. These cites are situated south of Naples and
are along the coast of southern italy. They are quaint little towns and the
people are very friendly. They consist of brightly colored buildings built
into the cliffs on the coastline. The roads are narrow; at any second you
could tumble off the cliff to your death! This causes a considerable amount
of stress when driving around steep corners! I spent a few days on the
beach taking in the scenery. I think my time spent in southern italy has
been the best so far! I can't remember a time that anything has ever made
me feel happier! The food is delicious, but I find it to be very limiting.
It is carb central and its virtualy impossible to eat anything without
pasta or bread for less than 15 euro. Ouch! My bank account and my body
have definately fallen victim to Italy! Pompei: These ruins are amazing.
The whole city is preserved and there are unbeatable artifacts. After
seeing pompei, no ruins will ever measure up! Naples: Naples is the
dirtiest city that I have ever been to! There is a garbage strike going on,
so there are piles of garbage on every corner! It is also relatively unsafe
and it is not uncommon for there to be bullet proof glass on the stores
that line the streets. This creeped me out a bit, and I never walked around
that city alone! However, I do have to admit that I had the best pizza of
my life at a napolitan pizzaria! Athens, Olympia, and Delphi: When I
arrived in Athens I met a group of grad students from UCLA at my hostel. We
really hit it off and the next day we rented a van and took a roadtrip
around western Greece! We had the time of our lives and the scenery was
breathtaking! Greece is covered in the Atlas mountains and it makes for
unbeatable views. It still stuns me to see ocean in front of me and
mountain behind me! Delphi was more ruins, but is significant because it
was the place that the ancient greek oracles lived and were consulted. Its
cool too see some of the places that you see in films. Anceint Olympia was
also fun, although not nearly as well preserved as some of the ruins Ive
seen. I saw the ruins of the statue of Zeus, an ancient wonder of the
world. Also, I saw the rock on which the flame is lit every season of the
olympics. I have to admit, I am starting to get a bit burnt out of all the
European ruins; Egyptian pyramids will be a nice change! Now, I am back in
Athens and I set sail for the Greek islands of Santorini and Mykanos
tomorrow. Im am in some need of good sun and a drink! Haha! I am very
excited to relax for a couple of days. Then its off to Egypt next Thursday!

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