This past week and a half has been exhausting, long
bus rides, going from hostel to hostel, waiting long hours in airports and
taking long train rides. During this
time I had the opportunity to visit three different countries: Austria, Italy,
and Croatia. Even though it has been
exhausting, it has also been amazing to visit all the places that I never
thought I would have the chance to see.
I have had very interesting experiences in these trips and truly
permanent memories with my friends.
The first stop was in Vienna. It feels that I didn’t really do much there,
except visit museums. My favorite one
was going through Empress Elisabeth’s museum.
She was a very interesting character from what I was able to learn;
however, I didn’t really understand her.
She had a harsh life and she was not happy even if she had all the
richness of her kingdom. Even after all
her long absences, her husband, Franz Joseph, still lover her will all her
heart. I wonder if this was true. But, it did not matter because she did not
love him. She just wanted to be free of
everything. I would thing that when she
was truly free and therefore happy was when she was a child. Besides her life story, another thing I
really liked was the ice cream. It was
one of the best gelatos I have ever enjoyed.
In every different city I have visited in Europe,
except Dresden, I have eaten a kebab.
Since I first tasted them, man they have been delicious no matter where
I get them. The kebab reminds me of a
torta, which is one of the reasons why I like it so much. I have made my goal to try a kebab in every
place I go. Accomplishing this mission
will be delicious!
Venice is a beautiful maze. The thing that I loved the most about it was
its gelato and the view from the bridge.
I seriously had gelato every single day!
I feel that we walked for so long to get to the main square and it took
a few times to be able to learn the way back to the hostel. Venice is definitely a tourist city…in every
space there was a shop, restaurant, café, or a souvenir stand. I don’t think I could afford being there for
a week…two days was enough for me.
Rome is where the real spring break started. I must say that the two days in Rome where
the most intense and weird ones. First we
were either really smart, or extremely lucky to find our way from the train
station to our hostel, which by the way it was long ways from the city center. Our hostel, Tiber Camping, was very
primitive. It was like going camping I
would say. It just provided a room with
two beds and a heater. There were
communal bathrooms and that’s the part I disliked the most. We were only there for two days and it was
more than enough for me. I got to go
into St. Peter’s Basilica and assist mass for the first time since I left
home. If I ever return to Rome one day,
I will definitely remember that there is a dress code to enter the
basilica. Luckily I had a jacket to use
as a skirt because my dress was not below my knees. I seriously had forgotten about the dress
code, but we had to do whatever in order to get into the basilica. That was basically the only reason why I had
gone to Rome. With all the weird things
that happened in Rome I was more than really to depart to Dubrovnik.
In Croatia I planned to do nothing related to being
inside, except for a nothing to do day.
All I wanted was to relax in the beach, but the weather did not
cooperate and it is not summer yet so the sea water was freezing. Either way, I had to go in no matter how cold
it was. So I did, and twice!! The water was cold, but then you got used to
it because the body was numb. I am glad
I went in and now I will not fear cold water.
One day we went on a hike and I remembered how much I really love hiking
more than other outside activities.
Going up the mountain was so peaceful and it was just perfect. Our hotel had breakfast included and that was
like heaven. I spent more than two hours
at breakfast. I did get to have a real
vacation this spring break.
Overall, I can say that I have become a master at
figuring out the transportation systems of the cities we have visited. I didn’t get lost!!
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