Rain, rain, rain, rain, Parents, rain, rain rain

RAIN. That's all Italy is in November. Just rain galore. Which is pretty unfortunate, because then I feel like I'm wasting the last month and a half by hanging out inside the villa and what not. But, a group of us recently booked a trip to Sicily over thanksgiving weekend, so hopefully that will bring warmer weather. Also, our villa program has a trip to Rome this weekend, and the forecast is good. Weather.com better not be lying to me, like it usually does. We will be having tours of the Vatican City, as well as Ancient Rome, as well as plenty of free time to explore / go out at night / etc. I'll provide a more detailed post about it when I get back. In other news, I just got done spending some quality time with the parents. Spent a couple of days and meals with them here in Sesto, and got to show them around a bit. Then spent some dinners with them in Florence, at a place called Ciro and Sons, which was some of the best food I've had since I've been here. They even tagged along with our Art History class tour of the Uffizi on Thursday, which Barb and Glenn thouroughly enjoyed. We then took off to Venice

PARENTS!

 

 

 

 There they are! So instead of writing out a lot about Venice, I'm just going to list a couple quick highlights
1) canal-side hotel
2) WINE Tasting! Had the best wines that I've had since I've been here. Really good Prosecco and Pinot Grigio, as well as some really good red. The appetizers that came with each glass were tremendous as well
3) Great food the entire time
4) Mass at St. Mark's
5) Doge's Palace again
6) Gondola Ride
7) Getting to spend time with the parents
All in all, it was great to spend some time with the parents. Really glad that they could come visit, and that they had a great time on their trip in Italy. They flew home on Monday. And now I'm off to Rome. Take Care.

Me and Mom at wine tasting

Me and Glenn at wine tasting