Saturday, July 14, 2007
Journey to Ravenna
This morning we traveled from Assisi to Ravenna, which is either very near Tuscany or in Tuscany, I can't really remember. It was about a three hour drive and the countryside was absolutely beautiful. First we passed vineyards, then drove through mountains that were covered with green trees as well as rockfaces. It was kinda like the Rocky Mountains but on a smaller scale. We drove across a long highway on big concrete stilts and passed under many tunnels. Lunch was in Ravenna (pizza, I really like potato pizza), followed by gelato. Then we toured three beautiful Byzantine churches (Basilica's of Saints Vitale, Apollinare, and one more) full of GORGEOUS mosaics. When we walked in and saw the mosaics for the first time they literally took my breath away. The golds and blues are beautiful. We are now finished touring the churches and I'm in a little internet cafè around the corner from our hotel. We have dinner in an hour and I'm sure it will be fabulous. Tomorrow we travel to Padua and then arrive in Venice in the evening!
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VENICE! You will LOVE Venice. Just remember that the crowds won't go away and enjoy in spite of the craziness. Have fun being able to attend mass at St. Mark's. Jerk. :) When you come home we all get to have mom's Italian cooking and hang out. Good times. I'm also working on dad to see if we can go to the lake before summer is over. :) Keep having FUN.
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