Gathered Thoughts From a Trip to Italy
Earlier this week, I came back to Spain after spending ten days in its southern European counterpart to the east, the Republic of Italy. I am so grateful to have had both the means and the opportunity to travel around the central part of a country I have dreamed about visiting ever since first studying Latin in 5th grade. I flew into beautiful Florence and spent three nights there, making a pitstop in nearby Siena on my way down to Rome. In my four nights in the capital, I hit up Vatican City, many ruins, a dozen famous churches, and ancient alleyways. Heading south to Naples, I browsed this city’s significant archaeological museum, ate pizza, and daytripped to Mt. Vesuvius and the Roman ruins of Pompeii. View this post on Instagram Firenze A post shared by Trevor Huxham (@trevorhuxham) on Dec 20, 2013 at 6:23am PST The trip was expensive and exhausting, but experiencing some of the art, architecture, hi