Since the Olympics are taking place in London this year, we decided to go to Olympic Park to see what was going on. It is located near a huge Westfield shopping mall with tons of shops and restaurants.
With midterms approaching next week, it reminds me that the end of this wonderful trip is approaching, slowly but surely, so I wanted to reflect on the beginning…
Our first trip was to Paris! We took Eurostar there, which was quick and easy. Most of our time was spent eating pain au choclat and crepes!
This was our first market experience in London. In Central London alone there are around twenty markets. The UpMarket is an amazing experience! It only takes place on Sundays from 10am to 5pm. It varies week to week with vendors, so it will never ...
Originally known as the Flavian Amphitheatre, The Colosseum is one of the greatest examples of Roman architecture and engineering.
The Temple of Vesta, located in the Roman Forum, was the temple built for the Goddess Vesta, who was the goddess of the hearth. The hearth was located in Roman homes, therefore Vesta is also known as the goddess of homes. According to mythology, ...
I'm taking a class called Art of Rome, which is an on-site class that takes us to historical monuments such as The Colosseum and temples that were built for the Gods. For our first trip, we visited the church of St. Mary, which is right across the ...
This is a view I came across as I was exploring on the first day of class. This is nothing out of the ordinary to your native Italian, but for a foreigner like me it is definitely something that deserves a second glance. This is literally right ...