TravBuddy.com: ctjevans's Italy - my first trip overseas travel blog Copyright 2005 TravBuddy LLC http://www.travbuddy.com/blogs/22562 I spent 7 days in Sicily and a day in Rome (and about a day in the air getting there and back). We toured all over Sicily (Ortigia, Siracusa, Catania, Taormina, and Agrigento) and our final night was in Rome. The trip was incredible! This was my first time leaving my home continent, and I couldn’t have chosen a better place to go. en-us Sun, 25 Mar 2001 04:43:35 PST JFK Airport Medical Center http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/22562/Jamaica-United-States-20 Sun, 25 Mar 2001 04:43:35 PST JFK Airport Medical Center Jamaica, New York, Mar 25, 2001

Saint Vincent Catholic Medical Centers Occupational Health Services, P.C. Kennedy Medical Offices quality care, friendly medical professionals, …

]]> final day in Italy - depart Rome and return to USA http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/22562/final-day-Italy-depart-Rome-return-19 Sun, 25 Mar 2001 00:54:23 PST final day in Italy - depart Rome and return to USA Rome, Italy, Mar 25, 2001

Just before 7:00am I woke up drenched with sweat.  My room at Hotel Nord was stifling!  I threw off my covers and opened the window to find…

]]> depart Sicily early AM and tour Rome & The Vatican afternoon and night http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/22562/depart-Sicily-early-AM-tour-Rome-18 Sat, 24 Mar 2001 00:00:02 PST depart Sicily early AM and tour Rome & The Vatican afternoon and night Rome, Italy, Mar 24, 2001

I got back from the nightclub so late that I didn’t even bother trying to sleep.  Instead, I used the early morning hours to take a shower, pa…

]]> tour of the Catacombs and our final night in Sicily http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/22562/tour-Catacombs-our-final-night-15 Fri, 23 Mar 2001 00:48:21 PST tour of the Catacombs and our final night in Sicily Siracusa, Italy, Mar 23, 2001

I woke on Friday, our last full day in Sicily, and opened the terrace doors to greet the cool morning air.  From our small balcony I looked out …

]]> Valle dei Templi (Valley of the Temples) http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/22562/Valle-dei-Templi-Valley-Temples-14 Thu, 22 Mar 2001 00:43:36 PST Valle dei Templi (Valley of the Temples) Agrigento, Italy, Mar 22, 2001

After breakfast, all four departments embarked on a full day trip to Agrigento.  It was about a three-hour ride by coach from Ortigia.  The…

]]> Mount Etna (largest active volcano in Europe) and Catania http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/22562/Mount-Etna-largest-active-volcano-11 Wed, 21 Mar 2001 00:41:42 PST Mount Etna (largest active volcano in Europe) and Catania Mount Etna, Italy, Mar 21, 2001

Wednesday’s schedule called for “individual course itineraries,” meaning we were committed to no prearranged activities.  So we all took a…

]]> tour of Taormina http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/22562/tour-Taormina-10 Tue, 20 Mar 2001 00:33:25 PST tour of Taormina Taormina, Italy, Mar 20, 2001

Tuesday we departed the Domus Mariae around 9am for a full day trip to the hilltop town of Taormina.  Melissa and I had begun spending a lot of …

]]> visit to Weeping Madonna Chapel http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/22562/visit-Weeping-Madonna-Chapel-9 Mon, 19 Mar 2001 00:23:11 PST visit to Weeping Madonna Chapel Siracusa, Italy, Mar 19, 2001

No businesses are open on Mondays.  We started early that morning and went to the Weeping Madonna Chapel (Santuario della Madonna delle Lacrime …

]]> tour of Siracusa http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/22562/tour-Siracusa-8 Sun, 18 Mar 2001 00:30:08 PST tour of Siracusa Siracusa, Italy, Mar 18, 2001

As I was getting ready for breakfast after no sleep, I was excited because this would be our first full day in Sicily.  There was so much to see…

]]> travel from Rome to Sicily http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/22562/travel-Rome-Sicily-6 Sat, 17 Mar 2001 00:00:02 PST travel from Rome to Sicily Isola di Ortigia, Italy, Mar 17, 2001

Approximately seven hours had passed when we finally landed in Rome at around 9:00am local time.  With a three-hour layover, we got a bite to ea…

]]> Albergo Domus Mariae http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/22562/travel-Rome-Sicily-6 Sat, 17 Mar 2001 09:50:58 PST Albergo Domus Mariae Isola di Ortigia, Italy, Mar 17, 2001

The Domus Mariae is a wonderful place to stay. The accommodations are very clean and well maintained. Although they spoke virtually no English, the o…

]]> travel from JFK in New York to Italy http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/22562/travel-JFK-New-York-Italy-3 Fri, 16 Mar 2001 00:00:01 PST travel from JFK in New York to Italy Rome, Italy, Mar 16, 2001

Students and professors from the four participating departments (Technology, Management, Art, and History) began to gather around half past noon at o…

]]> Prolog to Italy trip http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/22562/Prolog-Italy-trip-1 Thu, 15 Mar 2001 23:28:02 PST Prolog to Italy trip World, Mar 15, 2001

I was born in Bangor, Maine only two hours from our neighbor to the north, yet my parents never thought to take me across the Canadian border.  …

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