On Saturday we had a program-sponsored trip to the city of
Urbino. This was a similar deal to the trip that we took to Ravenna, and I
enjoyed it just as much if not more.
We started out the day on a tour bus at 7:30. The place
where the bus picked us up was, of course, across town from my apartment, which
meant that I had to get up at around 6:30. Normally I am a huge fan of tour
buses because they have those giant windows that allow you to see everything,
but instead I slept for almost the entire 2.5-hour drive to Urbino.
Immediately upon arrival I could tell I was going to enjoy
myself. Urbino is built on a hill, topped by a huge palace that overlooks the
entire city. It’s primarily a Renaissance city, and the giant palace (Palazzo
Ducale) was built for the duke Federico III. We got to take a tour of the
Palazzo, and some of the stuff this guy had in his house was incredible. I
couldn’t take any pictures of the inside but here is the view he had
overlooking his dukedom:
This is Prof. Benevolo. He taught us some cool stuff.
After the visit to the Palazzo Ducale, we had lunch. Even
though being in a tour group of 50 students can sometimes be annoying, our
program always feeds us well. Lunch consisted of 3 different types of pasta, and
then pork, veal, and then tiramisu. Oh and espresso. Always gotta have the
espresso.
Of course, it wouldn’t be a BCSP outing without a little
exercise and some great views. I’ll let the pictures speak for themselves:
Nick, Taylor, Clara (our presession teacher) and Jackie
Overall the day was pretty relaxed. The sights in Urbino are
easily done in a day, or even half a day, but the city itself is so astounding
that it doesn’t need a lot of incredibly famous things.
Oh, and we saw a wedding, so that was cute. We thought about crashing it until
someone in the group pointed out that Catholic ceremonies are very long.
When we got back I had some American friends over to my
apartment for dinner. We made pasta with pesto and watched Mean Girls. Can’t beat that!
No comments:
Post a Comment