Hello again! As may be hinted at by the title, this is my final post. The semester is wrapping up, and I’m hard at work finishing up my final projects and studying for my exams. So, since I haven’t been doing anything interesting since returning (apart from getting sick yet again) I thought I’d make […]
Read Story May 8, 2025: Wrapping it up: my final thoughtsGreetings! For my final few days in Rome, I wanted to tackle its holy places. I knew that, especially for the Vatican, I would need to wait in line for a while to get in. However, as fate would have it, my stay in Rome would coincide with a historic event that really threw a […]
Read Story Apr. 26, 2025: Rome’s holy places: visiting the Vatican and moreWelcome back yet again! I hope you all enjoyed my first post on the Colosseum and Forum, because I’ve got much more to talk about! Now, I won’t waste anymore of your time and I’ll get to it. Hot off my visit to the Colosseum and Forum, the next day I decided to visit another […]
Read Story Apr. 24, 2025: Rome’s monuments to history: the Pantheon, Castel Sant’Angelo, and moreHello again! After my week in Florence, many of you may have been wondering where I’d be going next. Well, that’s a good question. Italy has so many beautiful cities to visit like Turin, Pisa, Milan, or Venice. However, for me, there was only one right answer of where to go next: Rome. I’ve always […]
Read Story Apr. 22, 2025: Rome: the heart of the ancient worldHello everyone! Yet again, I am back with more stories from my trip in Florence! This time, I wanted to focus on the arts that Florence is home to. Paintings and sculptures from all throughout time call Florence their home. The premier stop for all art in Florence is the famous Uffizi Galleries. It is […]
Read Story Apr. 19, 2025: Florence and its art: from medieval to renaissanceHello yet again! As promised, I’m not slacking on my coverage of my trip in Florence. After getting my bearings the first day, it was time to start and take things seriously, which involved visiting the two largest churches in town: the Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore (also known as the Duomo) and the […]
Read Story Apr. 17, 2025: Discovering Florence’s churches: a colorful new experienceGreetings everyone! Now, based on the pictures you’re all seeing and the mysterious conclusion to my last post, your instincts may already be pointing you towards the fact that I may no longer be in Paris. Well, dear reader, you would be quite correct! I am now in the wonderful city of Florence, Italy! Visiting […]
Read Story Apr. 15, 2025: Florence: the city of the RenaissanceHello again! Hot off the tail of Montmartre, I decided to tackle another long anticipated destination: the Musée d’Orsay. Sitting right opposite to the Louvre, I had long had this place on my radar. My first impression of it when I got there was… certainly not what I expected. Unlike many other museums I’ve gone […]
Read Story Apr. 12, 2025: The Musée d’Orsay: from Train Station to MuseumWelcome back! Final projects and exams are still on the horizon, and I’ve been getting some good work done on them, but at the end of the day, I’m studying abroad to see Paris and experience life in another country. I can’t be taking my studies too seriously, now. So, during one of my days […]
Read Story Apr. 6, 2025: Montmartre and Sacré-Coeur: An idyllic slice of ParisGreetings yet again! I hope you all haven’t been too worried about my lack of posting. It’s nearing the end of the semester, so final projects and exams are coming up, which is taking up a bit more of my time. Thankfully, I was able to find the time to visit a place I’ve had […]
Read Story Mar. 31, 2025: Opéra Garnier: An insight into the history of french theater