Sydney's Point of View- Trip to Italy

On our recent trip to Italy, we were able to see many amazing pieces of art, such as the David, the Trevi fountain, and many other wonderful sculptures and paintings. We were astounded by how complicated and detailed the pieces of art were. We also ran into pickpockets on our way to Pompeii, we all had to be extremely aware of our surroundings, because the trains had more local people, than on the other, nicer trains. Pompeii, that was amazing! You could still see paintings, and the colors were still vibrant (but, of course, not as vibrant as they were thousands of years ago). The most vibrant color, I would say would be the reds. At the train station, we had picked up lunch to have at Pompeii, but if you eat inside of a restaurant, then you get a pretty big tax. So, where no one could see us (that much) we ate our Paninis. Max was joking around that the "building" was a pizzeria because of all of the cheese that had fallen to the ground. :) Unfortunately it was raining, so everyone was tired and wet and we started heading toward the Pompeii museum. It was about half a mile from the actual city, and when we got there, we saw that it was closed! Everyone's spirits were down on the trek back to the train station. we got on the train, and found seats (unlike going), and Emerson fell asleep on my shoulder. We got on the next train, and got back to the apartment. We ate dinner, and all slept soundly that night. So, that was Rome and Pompeii, now, our personal favorite, Florence! We traveled to Florence by train, and before we knew it, we were at the train station. Some guy came up to us, and asked us if we would like him to drive us somewhere, still shaken up from Rome, we said no, and looked for a cab. Since there are six people in our family, it is hard to find a right sized cab. We were not able to find one, since we don't like to split up. We eventually tried to find the guy who said he would drive us. He was already asking someone else and hoping they would say no to him. He said that he would drive them, so we were back to square one. Someone tapped Dad on the shoulder, Dad looked around and saw someone who looked like the other driver. he said that he was the guy's brother, ant that he could drive us. Since we had no luck with the cabs, Dad said yes. We piled in the van and when we got to the apartment, we were amazed, it was beautiful! Mom and Dad shared a room, and Veronica, Emerson, and Sydney shared a room together, while Max got his own. The next day we explored Florence and the Ponte Vecchio bridge. All of the stores were jewelry! The nice lady that owns the apartment that we were staying in, was also a tour guide! She said that she was making a tour/scavenger hunt tour for families, and asked us if we wanted to try it out for free. Of course we said yes, I mean, who would turn down something that was free? We all had lots of fun doing that. After dinner every night, we would go down to the amazing gelato place next to our apartment. Dad said that for a special treat, since Florence is know for its amazing jewelry, each of the girls could get a piece of jewelry from one of the local shops. Veronica got a cross necklace, while Mom and I got cameo rings. Now for Venice, the city of love. We (again) traveled by train to Venice. We traveled by water taxi to where we were supposed to meet someone to show us to our apartment. The lady was twenty minutes late, and was trying to make up time by fast walking to the apartment. She showed us around, and we were again shocked. except not in the same way. It was three rooms total. They had made the apartment look bigger than it actually was in the photos. We started to explore Venice and saw lots of cool things. On the day before we left, it was the first day of carnival. We bought masks and wore them that day. What was really awesome, was that no one gave us a second glance. Well, that was our amazing trip to Italy, and I hope that you all get to go someday and see all of the masterpieces and wonders, of Italy!