Today, the snow was all gone but it was still pretty chilly. We went to class and they reviewed a bit more today so I feel like I am starting to get the hang of Italian... at least better than I was before.
After class, Kel and I stopped to get her a sandwich at our normal place we go, Bar 25, and the guys know us now! we chatted with them a bit in Italian, telling them that we are in Italy until the 22nd, studying Italian language and culture, that we are going to Florence this weekend, and that we are going to Milan next weekend. It was really fun! And then they gave us free Mars candy bars :-) We met back at the school and went as a group to the Museo di Palazzo Reale. It is a museum in the royal palace. This area of Italy had a royal family at one point and this palace is where they lived. It is now a museum that showcases their art and decorations. It was magnificent and beautiful and intricate and CRAZY!!!
Talking about royalty in this area, there is a street full of palaces of the rich families from ancient Genoa. These gorgeous, huge houses with beautiful paintings, intricate statues and bas-reliefs, and breath-taking courtyards and indoor gardens and fountains, are now used for every-day type things. They are used for City Hall, a post office, a book store, etc. It is crazy!!! Here in Genoa, dogs go to the bathroom on things that would be in MUSEUMS in the USA!!! (By the way, everyone owns a dog here and they bring their dog everywhere, including into to stores and restaurants. And the dogs go to the bathroom wherever they want.) They have these beautiful carvings and paintings on the side of buildings that are from centuries ago and it is just common place here! It boggles my mind that everything here is so intricate and the manifestation of grandeur but it is just a whatever type thing.
After the museum, me and Kel shopped around some. We tried on some really cute boots that i might buy! They are pretty cheap even by my standards and I've been wanting cute, flat boots for awhile now. I might splurge on myself but I will probably wait til the end of the trip after I buy other people souvenirs.
Now I need to go do my homework so that I can study and then... PACK FOR FLORENCE!!!!! :-D
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