Hi Everyone!
I apologize for my lack of posts lately, busy with finals and traveling and it got away from me. But this last Saturday I arrived in Geneva after a week of traveling.
I left Vienna after finishing up with school work on Sunday afternoon, and found a night train to Milan, Italy. A girlfriend from high school, Kristen, and her fiance live north of there in Gallarate. So she met me at the train station and took me north to her apartment in the city. We spent the afternoon making crepes, cafe and carbonara (an Italian specialty with pasta, eggs, ham and cheese). The two of us drank wine and caught up on the balcony overlooking the town church most of the afternoon and afterward explored her city a little bit.
(View off the balcony)
That evening was her fiance Matt's brithday, and in the Italian tradition, he took us all out to dinner at a proper Italian restaurant called Gufo Nero. We had all the food we could eat with plates such as donkey and veins. We talked with his Italian friend Salvatore about the differences between the North and South of Italy and I learned a lot about the culture in Italy over wine and drinks.
(My wonderful hosts for the week out to dinner :)
The next day my friend my school, Megan, met us in Milan so we picked her up and went to a small town on a Lake Maggiore called Arona. We walked around and ate gellato on the shoreline and drank cafe macchiatos.
(Arona, Italy)
That night we went out to dinner at a small pizzeria in Gallarate. It was amazing pizza with everyone having their own pizza!
(Matt, Me and Kristen out for drinks)
The next day Megan, Kristen and I traveled in to Milan for the day. We visited the Brera Gallery with old Italian masters. Not necessarily my kind of art but still fun to visit and look around a bit.
(Milano Duomo)
We walked from there through the Galleria towards the Duomo. Megan and I went inside the Duomo and viewed the massive cathedral. It always amazes me walking inside European Cathedrals and their wealth and size.
I lit a candle and said a prayer for my grandpa that passed away a few months ago and for my grandma that is now alone.
That evening Matt took Megan and I out to dinner in Verese, Italy for a dinner of risotto and gnocchi. It was in an underground restaurant that looked like an old wine cellar. Sooo good!!
As you can see my vacation had a reoccurring theme of food this week!!
The next day Megan and I traveled to Lyon, France for two nights. We arrived late on Thurday evening and didn't do much.
(Lyon is the city of two rivers. Outside our first stop on our art tour, La Sucriere)
Lucky us, there was a Biennale in the city for about two months and we timed it just right! I've always wanted to visit a city hosting a Biennale and so we hit all the hot spots!
(Me inside the exhibition by Portuguese artist Pedro Cabrita Reis called The Sleepers)
(View of the city center in Lyon, Statue of Louis the XIV)
It was a little like a treasure hunt around the city as many of the exhibitions were in abandoned buildings and warehouses around the city. We saw some amazing art and a lot of different parts of the city. It was one of my favorite days in Europe so far!!
( a produce vendor in Lyon)
That night we went out to dinner at a restaurant by the chef Paul Bocuse. We had escargot and I had fish. The creme brulee was the most amazing desert I've ever had!!! The dinner was full of delicious food and good conversation :)
The next day we headed to GENEVA! Our new home. The week was relaxing and wonderful, now back to work!
xoxo,
Amy
I apologize for my lack of posts lately, busy with finals and traveling and it got away from me. But this last Saturday I arrived in Geneva after a week of traveling.
I left Vienna after finishing up with school work on Sunday afternoon, and found a night train to Milan, Italy. A girlfriend from high school, Kristen, and her fiance live north of there in Gallarate. So she met me at the train station and took me north to her apartment in the city. We spent the afternoon making crepes, cafe and carbonara (an Italian specialty with pasta, eggs, ham and cheese). The two of us drank wine and caught up on the balcony overlooking the town church most of the afternoon and afterward explored her city a little bit.
(View off the balcony)That evening was her fiance Matt's brithday, and in the Italian tradition, he took us all out to dinner at a proper Italian restaurant called Gufo Nero. We had all the food we could eat with plates such as donkey and veins. We talked with his Italian friend Salvatore about the differences between the North and South of Italy and I learned a lot about the culture in Italy over wine and drinks.
(My wonderful hosts for the week out to dinner :)The next day my friend my school, Megan, met us in Milan so we picked her up and went to a small town on a Lake Maggiore called Arona. We walked around and ate gellato on the shoreline and drank cafe macchiatos.
(Arona, Italy)That night we went out to dinner at a small pizzeria in Gallarate. It was amazing pizza with everyone having their own pizza!
(Matt, Me and Kristen out for drinks)The next day Megan, Kristen and I traveled in to Milan for the day. We visited the Brera Gallery with old Italian masters. Not necessarily my kind of art but still fun to visit and look around a bit.
(Milano Duomo)We walked from there through the Galleria towards the Duomo. Megan and I went inside the Duomo and viewed the massive cathedral. It always amazes me walking inside European Cathedrals and their wealth and size.
I lit a candle and said a prayer for my grandpa that passed away a few months ago and for my grandma that is now alone.
That evening Matt took Megan and I out to dinner in Verese, Italy for a dinner of risotto and gnocchi. It was in an underground restaurant that looked like an old wine cellar. Sooo good!!
As you can see my vacation had a reoccurring theme of food this week!!
The next day Megan and I traveled to Lyon, France for two nights. We arrived late on Thurday evening and didn't do much.
(Lyon is the city of two rivers. Outside our first stop on our art tour, La Sucriere)Lucky us, there was a Biennale in the city for about two months and we timed it just right! I've always wanted to visit a city hosting a Biennale and so we hit all the hot spots!
(Me inside the exhibition by Portuguese artist Pedro Cabrita Reis called The Sleepers)
(View of the city center in Lyon, Statue of Louis the XIV)It was a little like a treasure hunt around the city as many of the exhibitions were in abandoned buildings and warehouses around the city. We saw some amazing art and a lot of different parts of the city. It was one of my favorite days in Europe so far!!
( a produce vendor in Lyon)That night we went out to dinner at a restaurant by the chef Paul Bocuse. We had escargot and I had fish. The creme brulee was the most amazing desert I've ever had!!! The dinner was full of delicious food and good conversation :)
The next day we headed to GENEVA! Our new home. The week was relaxing and wonderful, now back to work!
xoxo,
Amy
