italy...?

ok so i just sat here for awhile trying to come up with a clever title for this entry. a combination of distractions and hunger left me with a blank mind so i bought some food and decided just to jump into the entry. maybe something will come to me mid-entry.

my trip to italy can be described only as a whirlwind. and i dont mean this negatively, but i think i was in each place just long enough to get a feel for that town, see main sites and leave me wanting more time there, yet having no idea what i'd do with it.

my parents met me in the train station at Genoa. through a strange series of attempts, i told them through andrew on his cell phone, who was talking to my dad through his office phone, of the change of travel plans and they spent about an hour receiving each train that came in, hoping i'd be on it. once back at the hotel we decided to try and go for dinner. i was like 11pm and not only was everything closed, but we got caught in a ridiculous downpour, the likes of which hasnt been seen since biblical times, i would say. so we returned to our hotel wet and unfed. other than this, however, the whole week was pretty pleasant.

my parents rented a car. a brand new Fiat Punto with only 12km on it at the start. by the end of the 8 days there were no less than 2024km on it. so get ready for a travel summary of epic proportions. actually, i doubt i'll get that far in this session.. i'm out of time!

to be continued...