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An early morning. Given that we were aiming to beat the worst of the lineups to get into the Vatican City (and Vatican Museums) and because we were with a group and thus could enter two hours before the rest of the public, we had to go line up rather soon. Which we did, joining… Continue reading Day 10: When in Rome…

Because we couldn't get our pass into the city the day before, we headed into the city very early… and began our day with a group picture overlooking the city. We also saw one of two replicas of Michelangelo's David statue (the original is in the Academy, which we didn't have time for, given that… Continue reading Day 9: Firenze and on to Roma! 🙂 (Florence and Rome)

So fourth time was the charm. I finally made it into WRITE 295 after the submission of 4 portfolios. And I'd be jumping for joy (since this is 4 years of work), but this means that I have to choose between WRITE 498 (non-fiction taught by one of my absolutely favorite Profs, one whom I… Continue reading On the writing front…

So in no particular order here are some updates on some more recent happenings in my life: — I saw both River City Shakespeare Festival productions. I highly recommend Two Gentlemen of Verona. It's the better of the two, and a musical (of course if you don't like musicals, then I'd recommend The Winter's Tale… Continue reading Updates on more recent happenings…

So this was our last morning in Switzerland, and after a rather decent breakfast we were off… through the longest tunnel in the world (among other tunnels and on our way to the Italian speaking area of Switzerland. Our last stop en route to Italy was at a great place — you should have seen… Continue reading Day 8: From Switzerland to Firenze/Florence

The morning began with a wonderful ride down to Luzern/Lucerne and a visit to the famed Lion Monument (which is rather impressive!), and the covered bridge (unfortunately a fire in the late 1990s resulted in the destruction of some of the artwork within). A short walk down to the water and we borded our luxurious… Continue reading Day 7: Across a lake and up a mountain… yep we're in Luzern

1. Height? 5'4 2.Have you ever smoked heroine? Not heroine, or even heroin. 3. Do you own a gun? No 4. Do you get nervous before doctor appointments? No. 5. What do you think of hot dogs? They're okay once in a blue moon. I find cold ones rather decent as snack food but so… Continue reading 44 Odd Things About Me Quiz from Jackie

Another morning and we were ready to be on our way. The drive was pretty good, with a few wonderful stops along the way. This was the longest stretch of driving on our trip: from Paris to Lucerne (or Luzern). Fortunately the scenery was pretty awesome: Bordeaux famous for wine, and other nifty areas of… Continue reading Day 6: En route to Switzerland

In case you didn't get the Facebook invite and a) want one or b) want the details, my birthday's on the 24th of July and I'm having a casual gathering of friends at my apt to celebrate. Reply or send me an email if you want the Facebook invite and/or the details sent to you.

This morning we began our day with some more Paris bus touring. This included the requisite Eiffel Tower photo op, among other adventures by bus. The Louvre with our guide was next. It was our first adventure with the earpieces such that we could actually hear the guide amidst the crowds. The tour of the… Continue reading Day 5: Parisian adventures