On Friday, Shawn, Sara, Amanda and I went to a water park near Lake Garda. It was so much fun, we went on all of the rides and then it started to rain. We decided to look for food then check out the other part of the park, the movie part. I got fries and a pepsi, I was in the mood for American food. We went to the movieland part of the park then we went home. Amanda and I made soup and tuna melts for dinner. They were really good, but we think that we may have gotten food poisoning from the tuna because we were sick for the rest of the weekend so I did not eat much other than toast and soup.
Sunday, June 15, 2008
Friday, June 13, 2008
June 11 and 12, 2008
June 11
We went to Florence so before we left I ate a chocolate chip muffin. I did not get a chance to eat lunch because we only had an hour before our tour and I wanted to check out the market that was near our hotel. For dinner we went to a small restaurant and I got spaghetti with meat sauce. It was pretty good even thought it reminded me of Chef Boyardee. Later on, after we climbed up a big hill to watch the sunset we found an American bar called House of Sizzle. Emma and I split french fries and Genna got a cheeseburger. After we ate, we danced and then Genna, Rachel and I did kareoke, we sang a song by Britney Spears.
June 12
I had breakfast at the hotel this morning, I had some fruit and a brioche with butter and jelly. It reminded me of the breakfasts that I ate in France, except in France I had a croissant every morning instead of a brioche. We went on the tour and our tour guide pointed out a restaurant that had really good authentic tuscan food. Shawn, Amanda, Sara and I went there for lunch. Amanda and I got fettucini with white sauce. It was pretty good, it reminded me of the spaghetti that we had at the first cooking lesson. Sara got spaghetti with meat sauce that looked pretty good. Shawn got spaghetti with clams and it smelled really good. I wish that I had gotten that instead of the fettucini.
We went to Florence so before we left I ate a chocolate chip muffin. I did not get a chance to eat lunch because we only had an hour before our tour and I wanted to check out the market that was near our hotel. For dinner we went to a small restaurant and I got spaghetti with meat sauce. It was pretty good even thought it reminded me of Chef Boyardee. Later on, after we climbed up a big hill to watch the sunset we found an American bar called House of Sizzle. Emma and I split french fries and Genna got a cheeseburger. After we ate, we danced and then Genna, Rachel and I did kareoke, we sang a song by Britney Spears.
June 12
I had breakfast at the hotel this morning, I had some fruit and a brioche with butter and jelly. It reminded me of the breakfasts that I ate in France, except in France I had a croissant every morning instead of a brioche. We went on the tour and our tour guide pointed out a restaurant that had really good authentic tuscan food. Shawn, Amanda, Sara and I went there for lunch. Amanda and I got fettucini with white sauce. It was pretty good, it reminded me of the spaghetti that we had at the first cooking lesson. Sara got spaghetti with meat sauce that looked pretty good. Shawn got spaghetti with clams and it smelled really good. I wish that I had gotten that instead of the fettucini.
Wednesday, June 11, 2008
June 10, 2008
We went to the last cooking class tonight. I did not like it as much as the first night. We had trout with leaks for the first course but since I do not like fish ( I had a bad experience with fish in London) I did not eat the first course. For the second course we had risotto with mixed veggies. I enjoyed this dish even though I do not really like most veggies. The third course was my favorite, we had pork stuffed with pork mouse with a red wine, shallots and onion reduction sauce. It was delicious! The dessert was not as good as last time, but it was still pretty good. We had a lemon tart. The filling was pretty sour, especially if you ate a chunk of lemon, which I did. The crust was my favorite part. Over all the food was pretty good, but I liked the food from the first night better.
Monday, June 9, 2008
June 7 and 8, 2008
June 7th
Today I went to Milan with Genna, Emma and Paul. When we walked out of the trainstation we saw a McDonalds and we decided that we wanted to try it. I got chicken nuggets and curly fries. They were really good especially for McDonalds. It was a lot better than the McDonalds at home. We walked around and went to a castle that had 12 museums in it. We made it through two or three of the museums then we went to the duomo. It was amazing, but by the time we were done we were really hungry. We walked around and found a nice resturant near Prada and Gucci. I ordered a hawaiian pizza because when I am home I love ordering hawaiian pizza from Dominos. The pizza that I got was pretty good, it was not the same as the hawaiian pizza at home. This one had a layer of ham underneath the cheese and a layer of fresh pinapple on top of the cheese. The pinapple was my favorite part.
June 8th
I went to Lake Garda today with Genna and Shawn. We were hungry when we got there so we decided to get paninis before we went swimming. I got one called a K2. It was roast beef with tomatoes and mayo. It was really good. It reminded me of the sandwiches that my mom makes me when I am home during the summer. The sandwiches that my mom makes have cheese on them, but the panini was pretty close to the ones I have at home I think that is why I liked it so much.
Today I went to Milan with Genna, Emma and Paul. When we walked out of the trainstation we saw a McDonalds and we decided that we wanted to try it. I got chicken nuggets and curly fries. They were really good especially for McDonalds. It was a lot better than the McDonalds at home. We walked around and went to a castle that had 12 museums in it. We made it through two or three of the museums then we went to the duomo. It was amazing, but by the time we were done we were really hungry. We walked around and found a nice resturant near Prada and Gucci. I ordered a hawaiian pizza because when I am home I love ordering hawaiian pizza from Dominos. The pizza that I got was pretty good, it was not the same as the hawaiian pizza at home. This one had a layer of ham underneath the cheese and a layer of fresh pinapple on top of the cheese. The pinapple was my favorite part.
June 8th
I went to Lake Garda today with Genna and Shawn. We were hungry when we got there so we decided to get paninis before we went swimming. I got one called a K2. It was roast beef with tomatoes and mayo. It was really good. It reminded me of the sandwiches that my mom makes me when I am home during the summer. The sandwiches that my mom makes have cheese on them, but the panini was pretty close to the ones I have at home I think that is why I liked it so much.
Saturday, June 7, 2008
June 6, 2008
Today in class we learned about coffee, tea and wine. The group that was presenting taught us about the history of each drink, wine was very popular until it was condemmed by the church, then coffee took its place as the most popular drink. We were told to go out and try one of the drinks, but since I do not like coffee or wine I decided to try hot chocolate instead. I went to a bar called Art and Chocolate and I got a strawberry hot chocolate. It was amazing! It was not like the hot chocolate back home in the U.S, it was very thick, almost like pudding. I think it is going to be one of the things I miss the most when I leave.
Wednesday, June 4, 2008
June 4, 2008
Tonight it was group 2's turn to go to the cooking class with the chef. I was a little nervous about going because my roommates told me that it was intense. They said the food was really good, but the chef was not very nice. I really enjoyed the cooking class, the food was AMAZING and the chef was very nice to our group. For the first course we made a tomato stuffed with eggplant, zucchini and red peppers that sat on a layer of zucchini pesto. I had never had eggplant before, so I did not know if I would like this dish, but I loved it. The second course was homemade spaghetti with white wine and vegetable (carrot, onion and celery) and chicken and turkey sauce which was also extremely delicious. I did not really like the third course which was veal, but that is just because I do not really care for veal. My favorite course was dessert, which was pannacotta with strawberry sauce and fresh berries. I liked it so much that I shared another piece with Matt and Rachel.
Tuesday, June 3, 2008
June 2, 2008
Tonight my roommate, Amanda, and I decided to make dinner. We made some pasta and sauce and some garlic bread. I made the sauce with some garlic that I roasted before pouring in the tomato paste and water mixture and oregano. I chopped up some garlic and melted some butter to put on bread that we bought to make the garlic bread. It was very simple and quick, but it was very good. After dinner we went out for some gelato. I tried the chocolate chip and it was pretty tasty.
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