I'd only been to Cinque Terre once with my family when I was about 14, and I have been dying to go back since I left. Something about each charming little seaside town left me in awe, although I'd only visited Riomaggiore and Vernazza. This time, I set out to make it to all five of them.
Probably the coolest hole-in-the-wall café in Florence. As in, yes, I walked right past it when I set out to find it my first time...
I went to Rome just 3 months ago to visit one of my best friends, Ty, who was studying abroad there at the time. It quickly became one of my favorite cities in a blur of monuments I'd only heard of in books and movies while growing up, amidst pale orange, mustard yellow, and deep green hues. However, I wasn't able to take many pictures since we were riding through narrow Roman roads on bicycles (over cobblestones and alongside insane Italian drivers). I decided to return so I could take a few snapshots of the grandeur and humbling beauty of the buildings around me, as well as experience different parts of the city with my coinquilline (flatmates) and some friends!
After learning a bit about King Louis XIV's palace at Versailles when studying abroad in Paris last semester, my friends and I decided to hop on the RER train for a day trip to check out the royal pad. The three hours we spent wandering around the breathtaking Hall of Mirrors and beautiful gardens were not nearly enough time to capture just how big the property was! Here are some photos I took during our stroll to share.
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