It’s been awhile! I’m home now, and since I last posted I had a weekend away in Berlin and then Pentecost break with the rents in München, Salzburg, Florence, Cinque Terre, and Milan. I then met Kenny in Paris, went to Rome, Edinburgh, London… But one step at a time.
I’m afraid that all of my photos from the week with my parents are iPhone pictures because I handed over the responsibility of photographer to my dad (willingly and gratefully) but if you use the internet at all you’ll have seen all of his Facebook posts, so I’ll try not to be redundant.
Enjoying some wonderful German food. Berlin is the first time I’d seen my parents in months!I insisted on a visit to Potsdam again, this time the boxes were gone (if you remember my previous post on Potsdam) and the sculptures could be seen!
Dad and I enjoying a beer after a long walk around PotsdamThe Ishtar Gate at the Pergamon MuseumMarket Gate of MiletusDad and I at the top of the Berlin CathedralI met up with an old friend in Berlin! Ryan was traveling with his acapella group
Have to take that wall pic
I then went home for a week of classes, and my official trip with the rents began. And boy, was it a doozy. It all started in München…
I showed my parents a few of my favorite places (this is the Viktualienmarkt)And we went somewhere I’ve never been! This is the Nymphenburg PalaceIt was the main summer residence of the former rulers of Bavaria the House of WittelsbachThey owned an AMAZING collection of sleighs
Next it was on to Salzburg, which was a real treat. We did some exploring on our own and then did a day with the Sound of Music tour and a quick trip to some salt mines.
Yet another German meal, this time in Salzburg, Austria!We went up to Untersberg
It had some amazing viewsThe Hohensalzburg Castle from belowThe inside of the Salzburg Cathedral (it was all lit up, there was a massive religious convention in town that day)The view from the Hohensalzburg CastleOne of the old doors in the Golden Chambers, which the Archbishop began to build in 1498!!Lepoldskron Palace, the back of the “Von Trapp” houseThe Gazebo from the Sound of Music!The Cathedral from the wedding scene in the movie (Mondsee Cathedral)Mirabell GardensThe steps in Mirabell GardensThese gardens are where “Do Re Mi” was filmedWe ended our time in Salzburg with a tour of the Salzburg salt mines
Then, the next leg of our trip began! To Italy, first stop, Venice (for a few hours).
Venice was busy, but prettyI ran into my roommate (which was insane as we hadn’t been able to contact each other to meet up)
St. Mark’s BasilicaPiazza San Marco
Venice was very interesting, and I’m glad I ran into my roommate Anna, but it was honestly too crowded for me. I’d been to some major cities at that point, but Venice was a bit much for me. We got on the connecting train to Florence with a bit of relief, I think.
Winery tour in Chianti
Piazza del Campo in SienaBasilica of Santa Maria NovellaCourtyard of the NovellaFlorence Duomoil DuomoGiotto’s Bell Tower
Palazzo VecchioPonte VecchioThe Birth of VenusVenus de’ MediciReclining AriadneFarnese HerculesDAVIDThe man himself at the Galleria dell’AccademiaIl Porcellino (in the Mercato Nuovo)
Palazzo Pitti
Florence was AMAZING, and I would love to go again to spend more time with the art. From Florence, we took another train to Cinque Terre!
Monterosso al Mare
A view from our hike from MonterossoVernazzaRiomaggiore
From Cinque Terre we headed to Milan, where my parents left early in the morning for home, and I spent a day with a tour group seeing some of the major parts of Milan before heading home for Freiburg.
Sforza Castle
Santa Maria delle Grazie
Atellani HouseVigna di LeonardoLeonardo’s VineyardThe “false apse” (Trompe-l’œil) by Donato BramanteSanta Maria presso San SatiroDuomo di Milano
St. Bartholomew Flayed, 1562
My tour ended at the beautiful Cathedral, and I spent the next few hours wandering around the city, ending in a botanical garden. Overall the day alone wasn’t too bad, and I made friends with some of the tour group! It was home to Freiburg again, and then on to a bunch of trips with Kenny (pictures and posts from those adventures are coming soon , I promise!)
All Abroad! 
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