HNRC 499 Classical Italy Trip
In and around Italy
Jennifer Platts
Interior Design
I decided to travel to Italy because I wanted to enhance my studies as a student in the interior design department. We had spent a lot of time studying various styles and eras of architectural development from the ancient Egyptian Pyramids to the modern works of Frank Lloyd Wright.
When I heard about the class and the trip itself, I was excited to finally have an opportunity to visit the sites that I had spent hours studying. I couldn't wait to see and experience the great works of architecture that I had previously only been able to see in slide show presentations.
The trip was more fulfilling than I could have ever dreamed it would be. I finally felt as though I had found my calling. Architecture is my passion, and after being on the trip, I am convinced that this is the right path for me.
Route taken and entries by Real Traveler IUP Cook Honors College
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Pompeii
Pompeii is a city within a city within a city. Dogs roam the streets, sleeping on the roads and in doorstoops, looking sadly up at tourists. Our hos... Continue reading » -
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Roma
Rome is Huge.
Our hostel was about a 20 minute walk from the Vatican, so it is a ways out - so at night we would stay at the hostel meeting... Continue reading »
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Firenze
Our Hostel in Florence was another Shakespearean one - big windows, the walls were stucco and deep yellow, with green shutters that opened wide, an... Continue reading »
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Venezia
On our way to Venice we stopped in Ravenna to see S. Apollinaire Nuovo - the mosaics there are beautiful and once agains it is hard to imagine spen... Continue reading »
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