Dear Family and Friends, We have been having an amazing week in Italy. Our journey started in Milan. We walked around the commercial area and enjoyed seeing some really fancy and high end stores. Some of us even bought well renowned Milan fashion pieces. The next day we went to an amusement park and had [...]

Italy 2A Update #5 Dear Friends and Family, On Friday our group visited the Vatican and viewed beautiful and breathtaking art. After leaving the Vatican we visited the Colosseum. The group then split into smaller groups and traveled around the beautiful arena noting both the extensive history as well as the impressive architecture. Close by [...]

Dear Family and Friends, Enjoy our update from the past couple days! Wednesday Today we went to Florence! We started the day touring gorgeous Basilica and learning the history of a local synagogue. The synagogue was absolutely amazing! Our guide David told us lots of interesting information about the location which made the experience even [...]

Dear Family and Friends, What a wonderful week we are having! On Monday, the morning began with boat ride on Lake Bled where we visited the legendary wishing bell and made wishes of our own!  After enjoying time swimming in the lake, we headed to the capital, Ljubljana, which was absolutely gorgeous! We tourned the [...]

Dear Family and Friends, On Friday we travelled by boat from Venice to the islands of Murano and Burano. On the hour ride over we all danced and listened to music and had a wonderful time. Burano was stunning and the various colors of the houses were so amazing to see! In Murano we got [...]

Dear Family and Friends, We arrived to sunny Italy on Wednesday morning and we were anxious to begin our journey! Once we all got our luggage, we headed to Lago Maggiore. We enjoyed a “pizur” lunch, splurging on pizza and pasta! After, we went on a boat to Fisherman’s Island and viewed Isle Bella. We [...]

Italy 1 Update #5 Hi again! Another busy day for Italy Discovery #1! Friday morning began with a tour of the Vatican City, St Peter’s Cathedral, and the Sistine Chapel. We saw the Coliseum, and walked the footsteps of the Roman Empire. We had pizur lunch, and some free time for shopping in the main [...]

Italy 1 Update #4 Dear Friends and Family, We are heading into the second part of our trip, and sad knowing it will soon come to an end! We are having a blast getting a taste of all these Italian cities (and all the pasta)! Wednesday morning was a busy day as we only had [...]

Italy 1 Update #3 Hello friends and family of Italy Discovery #1! We are now a week into the trip and absolutely loving it! Monday was a fun filled day in Bled, a must see town in northern Slovenia! After a delicious breakfast at our hotel, we headed to Lake Bled for a scenic view [...]