Sorry for the long silence but the prices for internet cafes are terrible in Italy and I have a budget to maintain people! Luckily I am now staying with some friends of a friend of my parents in Lausanne (Switzerland) and taking advantage of the free internet to update.
To backtrack a little, Venice was the most incredible city I have ever visited. Postcards, movies, nothing does it justice and it would have been well worth spending a little longer there. It did wonders in cheering me up (I am now cellphone less, whether pickpocketed or my own idiocy I don't know but I went through a bad moment when I realized that my life-line connection to the world was gone...first and ony time I cried while traveling to be honest, it made me realize that moments like that are much easier when you're not alone). But, now all is much better. I rode the water taxis in venice, got lost on the little streets, bought a mask, and loved every single second. Seriously, that place has a magic that is not comparable to anything else. I wish I could have afforded a Gondola ride but alas for 80 Euros (which is 2 full days of traveling with my budget) it just wasn't feasable. Oh well! Just means I'll have to come back...
Then, Milano was rather boring..beautiful cathedral (biggest Gothic cathedral ever etc...seats 40,000 I think it was) but otherwise lots of expensive shopping in fancy buildings. Nice to look at but lets get serious, am I out to buy Prada and Louis Vuitton, because if not then Milano is really just not worth it.
Now I'm in Switzerland, today Lausanne (then tonight camping in Interlaken), tomorrow exploring Bern and Interlaken (where I might try Paragliding...it is the capital of extreme sports after all) and then Luzerne. The next night I'll be in Salzburg, then two days in Vienna and then its off home to Romania with a brief stopover in Budapest.
As promised, I'll try to upload some photos!
Tschuss!
Petra
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soooo.... can i say "i told you so"? hahaha venice=awesome. when you come back, we can take pictures together with our masks! lol travel geeks unite!
that sucks about you cellphone! were you sung to on a gondola? did you have margherita pizza? how much gelato did you consume?
HURRY BACK HOME PETRA I MISS YOU!!!
-Brittney
PETRA
update soon... summer is almost over.
hey beaut....so yeah Venice is really heavenly....and reminds me of the Italian Job....anywho....hope you love switzerland...I lived in Basel (you must visit it, it's gorgeous!!!) for 6 months and miss the place dearly...go reminisce for me! AND you MUST MUST MUST have a sound of music party when you Salzburg....find the sights, sing a little, pretend you're Julie Andrews/Christopher Plummer...although that one might be harder....
luv you OODLES
This is ridiculous. I check everyday and u haven't updated in 2 weeks.
Shame on u.
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