Thoughts from Places

As many of you may have noticed I have been doing a lot of travelling recently. In the last three weeks I have been to seven different places within Italy (Via Reggio, Pompeii, Sorrento, Capri, Lake Como, Bellagio and Tirano) as well as two places outside of Italy (Munich, Germany and St. Moritz, Switzerland). In the weeks to come I am also traveling to Milan, Perugia, Eastern Europe (6 countries in 10 days), and London. Amidst all this traveling I jot down a few thoughts here and there, not quite enough for a full blog post but just what's on my mind in that point in time. As I no longer have a camera and I can't draw I document these wonderful experiences in words, and then I share those words with you. I planned to compile these thoughts from all these different places I've travelled into one blog post, but when I realized I have a LOT more traveling coming my way I decided I would start off now, and post a Thoughts from Places part 2 in another few weeks.

Sunset in Sorrento: (17/09/2011)
Sitting on a two person patio overlooking the hard modern metropolitan train tracks cutting through a bustling little town, exhausted from a three hour walking tour of Pompeii, one of the oldest Roma towns with such well kept remains. Full of history and positivity from today's adventure. Admiring the sun setting behind the majestic hills of Sorrento. Not quite a big city buzz, but not calm and still like a small town either.
Feeling like the luckiest girl in the world.

Reflections from Munich Oktoberfest: (26/09/2011)
The best way to enjoy a good weekend in Munich with friends and drunk Germans alike is to take everything in your stride and make the most of the moments that don't go your way.
The best way to recover from three straight days of drinking and camping along with a looming flu is to sit in the Florence sun reading Eat, Pray, Love (or a book of your choosing).

Taking Lake Como for granted, and cheering up in St Moritz Switzerland: (01/10/2011)
Waking up at 5am after little to no sleep because your roommate's music was a little too loud and her phone rang every 10 minutes sets the mood for the rest of the day. I stepped off a bus in a quaint little lake side town in Italy, albeit overly exaggerates as 'the most beautiful place in Italy' but still worth stopping to take some pictures. Maybe it was because I was still grumpy and tired, maybe I was hungry or maybe- dare I say it- I'm sick of traveling every weekend. Needless to say I was not blown away. I found myself thinking 'Capri was better' (Capri is a small island off the coast of Sorrento that I visited two weekends ago) and, even, 'maybe I should have stayed home this weekend'. I hate to say it but I was taking this wonderful little town in this wonderful country on a wonderful day for granted. Not even seeing the way the sunlight sparkled off the lake, or a rainbow forming in a fountain could cheer me up. I hate to take any moment of my lucky adventure here for granted, but we all have those days. Sharing a pizza with friends and chasing it with a big scoop of strawberry ice cream (una coppetta di fragola gelato) quickly lifted my spirits. I am so fortunate to be experiencing everything I am experiencing, and seeing all that I am seeing. I am the luckiest person in the world to be able to take such a beautiful place for granted. And then we went to Switzerland. It is impossible not to be in high spirits when drinking swiss hot chocolate with a splash of amaretto and gorging yourself on every flavor of swiss chocolate under the sun. I recommend dark chocolate with chili pepper, your taste buds will thank you.