Ok, so I am really late with this post but two weeks ago, before my parents came, Susan, Mimi, and I went to Trieste. It is very far away so we spent the better part of the morning on the train, looking for and in the information center. We had no agenda so we wanted to get some idea of what to see. SO we walked up this giant hill (that none of us were expecting!) to get to the church and one of the castles. It was a cool castle but it was under construction so we couldn't go inside. Trieste is right on the Adriatic Sea, so most of the town has some incredible views (or so we had heard), which would have been a great reason to climb up that hill. However, it was extremely foggy that day so we didn't quite get the full experience of the city.
Then we took a bus over to see another castle that was right on the water. On the bus, we asked one man which stop to get off at for the castle and, within one minute, had the whole bus helping us out. It seemed that it didn't even matter if we were there or not because they were all fighting (in Italian) over who was going to help us and who knew the best way for us to get to the castle. It was really an amazing experience.
Before seeing the castle we went to lunch in a restaurant (the only one open anywhere near us) that had a great fireplace and real trees growing through the middle of the restaurant. It was really good and on our way to the castle we found a wonderful green park that was a nice surprise. The castle is also known for its amazing views so since we couldn't really see anything we decided not to go inside.
It was a really long but fun day. Mimi and I were victims of Trenitalia and ended up traveling in circles just to get home and then straight to her house for dinner and an Italian lesson with Andrea. All in all, it was a lot of fun and successful (the Italian lesson was helpful) but I was definitely ready for bed by the time I got home.
this is maybe one quarter of the hill we climbed!
me with some Roman ruins in front of the closed castle 
Susan and Mimi with the tree in our restaurant 
really cool park we just came across
the castle overlooking the water 
the water was so clear! I can't wait to go back in the Spring or Summer
1 comment:
Hello Ryan !!!
I heard you were having a blast in Italy !! Who wouldn't!
I had dinner with your Dad last week in Providence and he said that he and your Mom had a great time visiting with you recently. I am jealous as I would love to see Italy !!!
Janine was there in 1992 and couldn't stop talking about it for years ! Who knows, maybe someday !
I love the pictures, especially the water and that beautiful castle. Looks like something a very wealthy person owns !
I will log on to see your updates and look forward to hearing more about your adventures !!
Take care !
AJ
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