Ho lasciato le mie parole dove ho lasciato il mio cuore

 

I've left my words where I left my heart

♥

The post of too many pictures of Paris because Paris is awesomely awesome

Paris was the polar opposite of Rome

Aside from both being old, Rome was HOT.  Paris was chilly.  All the sights in Rome were within easy walking distance of each other.  In Paris we had to take a freaking bus everywhere because it was so much more spread out.  

To the tourist, Rome felt disorganized, with crumbling ruins right in the midst of a modern city.  In Paris, you got the sense that everything was very neat and clean.

& I loved it all.  I couldn't possibly choose between the two.  Rome was so spectacular, so impressive, and so humbling.  Paris was GORGEOUS and the weather was perfect for sight seeing.

I make no apologies for the amount of pictures in this post.  Also, our hotel was 5 minutes from the Eiffel Tower... hence the many pictures of it.

Roma :)

A little bit of Roma.  Ciao! xx

Recent IGs

Once upon a time, my mommy got me this SUPER nice Nikon camera

& I LOVE IT.

It takes amazing pictures, and makes everything look x34549 more beautiful than they already are.  i.e.

I love this camera.  I take it with me whenever I travel.

However, I find the easiest way to capture my day to day life, at home and here in Sorrento, is with my phone.  I always have my phone on hand, and I am constantly snapping photos of what happens around me throughout the day.

Some recent photos:

 

1. Coin is a popular department store here.  2. Cappuccino at Bagni Sant'anna

3. The Italian equivalent of a frappuccino. Delizioissimo!  4. My favorite lunch: gnocchi di mamma e vino rosso

5. I've tried 3 different versions of caffè freddo, and Bar Tasso's is the best.  6. My absolute favorite pizza: caprese at Syrenuse!

7. My school. Mi piace.  8. Books are my favorite souvenirs. Qui: To Kill a Mockingbird

9. Souvenir shopping.  10. A good afternoon

 

11. The object of this picture was my new purse.  Let's forget that and talk about how fabulous my calf looks. All those stairs!  12. Positano... again

 

13. I drink green tea every night, but it's been freaking hot.  So one night I made iced green tea.  But the ice melted, so it was just slightly chilled green tea. & that is my sad story.  14. I tried cherries for the FIRST TIME, and I loved them!

 

15. This weekend was so humid that Mt. Vesuvius disappeared into the smog!  Compare the above pictures, and please note that a 2,000m active volcano is missing in one of them.

 

16. It was so hot that I spent the majority of the day on the (blessed) tile floor.  17. But eventually Katie and I roused our overheated selves and went out for dinner

 

18. The garden at Sorrento Lingue.  19. A beautiful statue of Blessed Pope John Paul II (Beato Giovanni Paolo II) on the main street

 

20. Caffè con panna = espresso + whipped cream = yummy in my bocca.  21. Surprising myself by discovering that I prefer mineral water (acqua minerale) over still water (aqcua naturale)

22. Monday's sunset from my bathroom.  I have spent plenty of time in the bathroom JUST to look outside this window.  23. My favorite cappuccino spot at night.

Buona sera xx