Adventurous Seoul: Spring Break 2012: Italia!

"Picture this: Sicily 1912." If you are a Golden Girls fan, then you know that all of Sophia Petrillo's hilarious stories start off this way. My favorite ladies and I are major fans of these cute, old ladies and we can quote this show like it's our job. (If you've never watched this show, then shame on you). Sophia (my favorite Golden Girl) refers to her native Italy all the time.

Life talks over cheesecake.

So, Picture this: Spring Break 2012: ITALY! My two favorite travel buddies and I had been discussing a trip to Italy for the past few years and it finally happened last week. After months of planning, my mom, sis and I met up at Fiumicino airport in Rome for an incredible week of sightseeing, picture-taking and jaw-dropping moments.
(last year's Spring Break was awesome, too!)

A few of the many highlights of the trip included:
- Hearing some of our favorite artists on the radio (Laura Pausini, Eros Ramazzoti, Gianluca Grignani). (These artists are super popular all over the Spanish-speaking world because they sing in both Italian and Spanish)
-Having conversations with the locals in their Italian and my Spanish
-Understanding Italian! (Fluency in this language may have to be added to the Bucket List. )
-"So where are you all from?"moments: A lot of the locals thought we were Italian. Then we'd talk to them in Spanish. And then English. And then broken Italian. So then we would basically have to answer the "where are you from" question which is complicated and must be done over coffee.
-Taking the train to Florence
-Picking random streets in Florence to explore
-Stuffing my face
-And of course, being reunited with my two "bestests" friends.

Here are a few of the many pictures I took.