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Venice, Murano & Burano
Venice is even more beautiful than I remember. The weather was perfect – 75 and sunny. Hardly a cloud in the sky. Canals and bridges...
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Mike McHugh
Apr 7, 20114 min read
Short Week of Classes
I arrived back in Rome on Monday night around 9:00 PM after flying into the main airport – Fiumicino. Normally a taxi ride from the...
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Mike McHugh
Apr 4, 20114 min read
Spring Break: Days 10 & 11 – London
I arrived in London late on Saturday night and took a taxi to my hostel. The taxi was so cool – a very old looking black car that was not...
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Mike McHugh
Apr 2, 20114 min read
Spring Break – Reflections
I am currently crossing another thing off of my very long bucket list of things to do while studying abroad in Europe – ride the train...
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Mike McHugh
Apr 1, 20114 min read
Spring Break: Days 7, 8 & 9 – Paris
Today is the last day of my spring break tour with Bus2Alps. We’ve been in Paris for two days now and it is an absolutely beautiful...
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Mike McHugh
Mar 31, 20113 min read
Spring Break: Days 5 & 6 – Amsterdam
We arrived in Amsterdam at 5:00 AM and walked to our hostel from the bus. We immediately fell back asleep and woke up for our tour at...
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Mike McHugh
Mar 28, 20114 min read
Spring Break: Days 3 & 4 – Berlin
I had an amazing time in Berlin, but wish I had more time in the city that divided the world and then re-united it! One full day is not...
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Mike McHugh
Mar 26, 20114 min read
Spring Break: Day 2 – Prague
Dobry Den! Prague was amazing. It was a great surprise as I was not expecting to have such a great time in the city because I knew so...
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Mike McHugh
Mar 24, 20115 min read
Spring Break: Day 1 – Prague
Dobry Den! That’s hello in Czech. Yes, after a 17 hour bus ride I am finally in Prague! We have a very, very small group. Our tour...
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Mike McHugh
Mar 23, 20112 min read
Midterms
I had 4 Midterms this week – so much fun! My first midterm was on Tuesday for my Architecture class and was very hard. It did not...
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Mike McHugh
Mar 19, 20112 min read
Rome as a Tourist: Part II
This Thursday was Italy’s 150th Anniversary of being a united country. This meant my favorite three words in the Italian lanuage – “non...
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Mike McHugh
Mar 12, 20115 min read
Barcelona
A week or so ago, my ISC (Italian Student Companion), Silvio, had about ten of his friends over for dinner. I am happy to report that I...
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Mike McHugh
Mar 5, 20114 min read
Rome as a Tourist
I spent all of last weekend doing “Rome as a Tourist” and got a lot accomplished. I downloaded a few audio tours from Rick Steves on...
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Mike McHugh
Feb 26, 20114 min read
Carnivale in the French Riviera
Hi Everyone! I am definitely settling into life in Rome, Italy (or Europe in general). After spending last weekend in Florence, I had a...
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Mike McHugh
Feb 20, 20112 min read
My First Weekend Away: Florence
Hi All, I’m sitting on the train on my way back from my first weekend trip away from Rome & can say that it was a blast! I am definitely...
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Mike McHugh
Feb 17, 20112 min read
My Classes
Ciao! Many of my friends have been asking about the classes I’m taking while I’m study in Rome, so I decided to dedicate a blog post to...
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Mike McHugh
Feb 13, 20112 min read
Are these the same blocks Julius Caesar walked on?
Ciao! It’s been a while since I last updated, but I had another crazy week in Roma. With every passing day, I come to love this amazing...
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Mike McHugh
Feb 5, 20117 min read
Finally in Rome
Ciao Tutti (Hi All)! It has been a week since I have arrived in Rome and I am finally getting around to updating my blog. I think that...
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Mike McHugh
Jan 20, 20112 min read
One Week to Rome!
Ciao! The countdown is on. I leave for Rome in less than a week. My program does not start for two weeks, but I am going over early so...
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Mike McHugh
Dec 7, 20102 min read
Off to Study Abroad!
Ciao! Things are starting to wind down at Penn State this semester and finals week is dreadfully coming near. The good news is that this...
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