After the agree of Florence and Pisa, Andrea and I decided to purchase an excursion for Naples. The main attraction in Naples is Pompeii. Pompeii is a city that was destroyed by a volcano in 79 AD. It was covered with 22 feet of ash and about 250 years ago it was discovered. Vegetation had begun growing on top of the ash, and that why people didn't know there was a city under the vegetation. When archeologists began discovering the city they found bones and pockets in the ash. They pumped plaster into the pockets and found casts of bodies and tools. It was incredible to see the city of Pompeii after almost 300 years of digging. The city is still not fully uncovered but we were lucky enough to tour the city with a guide and had transportation to and from Pompeii. It was an awesome experience it was extremely hot and that was a bummer to deal with but definitely worth it!
The next day was another day at sea. My mission was to roast myself in the sun! =) I succeeded! I love being tan and take any opportunity I can to get some color! That night we decided to go to the night club once again. We had been almost every night and had this awesome waiter named henry! He would always give us great deals on drinks! We decided to get out picture with him because he was so awesome! He also called me lassie instead of lacy which in not my new nickname to michael haha! I had also met some Latino women he first night we went and danced for hours with them because my group was being lame and didn't want to dance. I ran Into these women again and danced with them again. They were so fun!!
The next day was Santorini Greece! We all purchased an island drive excursion because they said with the difficulties getting up the mountain by donkey could delay our return and the ship may leave us. The island drive was nice. We got a free wine tasting and some incredible views of the city!
The next day we ported in Athens and sadly disembarked the ship! =/ we got a cab to our hostel and briefly walked around Athens. We got to see the Parthenon and a temple. We were pretty worn out so we went to bed early so we could be ready for our flight the following day.
We flew into Manchester and met up with 2 of Andrea's friends from England. Once we got back to Liverpool I began packing and finishing my portfolio!
Tuesday, July 10, 2012
Sunday, July 8, 2012
Cruise part one!
Friday at 4:30am I met Jessie and Andrea to get a cab to the airport. We flew into Naples and we were on a tight time frame to get from the Naples airport. We had one hour to get from the airport to the train station. Then we had an hour train ride to Rome and had to catch another train to the port to check into the cruise. Once we arrived in Rome we planned on seeing the colosseum. Unfortunately we did not have enough time to see the colosseum because we couldn't find our train and had to get a taxi to the port. It was supposed to be about an drive. We got stuck in horrific traffic and the cab ride lasted almost 2 and a half hours! It also cost us 310 euros! Which is the equivalent of $390.00! On top of the expensive ride we almost missed our cruise ship! Needless to say we were stressed beyond belief and the thought of laying out in the Italian sun was the only thing pulling us through!
Once we finally embarked the ship we settled into our rooms and headed to dinner. We knew 4 other people from our trip had booked the same cruise and we had planned on meeting up with them at the main staircases at 8pm. Luckily they happened to be sitting at the table next to us! We all shared stories of our struggles of Teton to the ship. Bailey and Dana's luggage was lost and they had very few outfits! We decided to roam the ship a bit and head to bed.
The next day was a day at sea so we all decided to meet up in the morning an lay out all day. Our ship had a pool and a huge screen that played movies everyday while you laid out and then showings at night where they gave out blankets, popcorn, and cookies and milk! It was really neat!
After the day at sea we ported in Florence Italy. We really had no plans and just walked around the city. After a while we took a train to Pisa. We visited the tower and took pictures and headed back to the ship. Bailey Dana Jessie and Andrea got in the first cab and Michael Nikki and I waited for the next one. The first cad gave us specific directions on where to find out cab. We waited for about 40 minutest or our cab and began to realize our can was either not coming or wouldn't get us back in time for our ship. We waited around until a cab pulled up and got in. We made it back in time (thank God!!) and I will die happy if I never have to stress about getting on a ship again!
Once we finally embarked the ship we settled into our rooms and headed to dinner. We knew 4 other people from our trip had booked the same cruise and we had planned on meeting up with them at the main staircases at 8pm. Luckily they happened to be sitting at the table next to us! We all shared stories of our struggles of Teton to the ship. Bailey and Dana's luggage was lost and they had very few outfits! We decided to roam the ship a bit and head to bed.
The next day was a day at sea so we all decided to meet up in the morning an lay out all day. Our ship had a pool and a huge screen that played movies everyday while you laid out and then showings at night where they gave out blankets, popcorn, and cookies and milk! It was really neat!
After the day at sea we ported in Florence Italy. We really had no plans and just walked around the city. After a while we took a train to Pisa. We visited the tower and took pictures and headed back to the ship. Bailey Dana Jessie and Andrea got in the first cab and Michael Nikki and I waited for the next one. The first cad gave us specific directions on where to find out cab. We waited for about 40 minutest or our cab and began to realize our can was either not coming or wouldn't get us back in time for our ship. We waited around until a cab pulled up and got in. We made it back in time (thank God!!) and I will die happy if I never have to stress about getting on a ship again!
Paris
Thursday after school was over bailey, jessie, dana, and I boarded to plane to France! We happened to be on the same plane as 6 other people from our trip. After our hour flight we arrived in Paris! We took a taxi to our hostel. The city I Paris is pretty dirty! There was graffiti everywhere and seemed sort of unsafe. Once we settled into our hostel we got some maps out to plan our one day stay in Paris.
The next morning we decided to purchase tickets for a "hop-on hop-off" tour. We got on the bus and we headed for our first stop, the Louvre, which is were the Mona Lisa is located. We did not pay to go in but we got our first view of the Eiffel Tower! Next we went to a bridge Bailey wanted to see from the show "Madeline." Then we headed to Notre Dame. It was beautiful! We stayed and took pictures and walked around inside. Next we headed off to the Arch de Triumph" it has a huge 6 lane round-about around it and it is almost impossible to cross the street. We took pictures from across the street. Finally we headed to THE EIFFLE TOWER! We spent time eating and taking pictures at the bottom. I was feeling very under the weather the whole day which stunk! So when Jessie and Dana wanted to go across the street to take pictures I almost didn't go. But thank God I went because there was this group of Asians doing some karate tricks and I took this sweet video of them! It was so dope!!! They were doing flips and breaking boards! It was so great! After that we headed back to our hostel to collect out luggage and head back to Liverpool.
Jessie and I spent the rest of the weekend working on our last lesson plan for our students. It was our Pop Culture lesson. We wanted to play our two favorite songs for our students. "Dance with somebody" by Whitney Houston, and "PYT" by Michael Jackson. So we decided to make a lesson about their lives as well as the statue of Liberty and Mount Rushmore. We spent time writing the lesson and getting ready for our last week of teaching.
The next morning we decided to purchase tickets for a "hop-on hop-off" tour. We got on the bus and we headed for our first stop, the Louvre, which is were the Mona Lisa is located. We did not pay to go in but we got our first view of the Eiffel Tower! Next we went to a bridge Bailey wanted to see from the show "Madeline." Then we headed to Notre Dame. It was beautiful! We stayed and took pictures and walked around inside. Next we headed off to the Arch de Triumph" it has a huge 6 lane round-about around it and it is almost impossible to cross the street. We took pictures from across the street. Finally we headed to THE EIFFLE TOWER! We spent time eating and taking pictures at the bottom. I was feeling very under the weather the whole day which stunk! So when Jessie and Dana wanted to go across the street to take pictures I almost didn't go. But thank God I went because there was this group of Asians doing some karate tricks and I took this sweet video of them! It was so dope!!! They were doing flips and breaking boards! It was so great! After that we headed back to our hostel to collect out luggage and head back to Liverpool.
Jessie and I spent the rest of the weekend working on our last lesson plan for our students. It was our Pop Culture lesson. We wanted to play our two favorite songs for our students. "Dance with somebody" by Whitney Houston, and "PYT" by Michael Jackson. So we decided to make a lesson about their lives as well as the statue of Liberty and Mount Rushmore. We spent time writing the lesson and getting ready for our last week of teaching.
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