Travel Blog 10/11

Apr 20, 20113 min read

Family Visit: Day 2

Wednesday was a bit of a more “relaxed” day. I decided to skip all of my classes and take a tour of the Vatican (again) with my Dad and...

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Mike McHugh

Apr 19, 20113 min read

Family Visit: Day 1

As I mentioned in my previous post, my Dad and brother came to visit me this week. As their arrival drew near, I couldn’t wait to see...

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Mike McHugh

Apr 19, 20111 min read

ROMEing Around Rome

Yesterday, I had three of my classes. I got my final midterm exam back and did very well. This was the first one I took and the one I...

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Mike McHugh

Apr 18, 20114 min read

The Amalfi Coast & Naples

The Amalfi Coast was, without a doubt, the most beautiful place I have ever been. Everywhere you looked there was a breathtaking view....

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Mike McHugh

Apr 14, 20111 min read

Pompeii

Our trip to the Amalfi Coast began with a half day in Pompeii! We left our school this morning at 7:45 AM. We arrived at the ruins of...

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Mike McHugh

Apr 14, 20112 min read

Food, Classes and More Food

This week was pretty uneventful, but fun. Monday was a long day. I had three classes and received the grade for another one of my...

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Mike McHugh

Apr 11, 20116 min read

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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