One Week down

Well, I've been in Italy a week. I'm settled in, here in Siena, with possibly the best house/host family ever. I live two blocks away from the Piazza Del Campo. But we'll get to that.

In the mean time, I've been spending quality time a Milano, sightseeing and absorbing the awesomeness of the country. And perhaps the craziness thereof.


Some things from the past week:

La Stresa, which is on il Lago Maggiore. The Island is "Isola Bella" or the Beautiful Island.
Castello Sforzesco. A castle. In the Middle of Milano.
Sant'Ambrogio. This is the courtyard, and inside there is a gold mosaic ceiling and a golden altar.

It seems that blogger will only let me upload so many at once, so another post will come soon, and then I can start waxing poetic about Siena.

Ciao!