We have been in Italy now for four days. It has been so nice to be able to relax and kind of actually have a little vacation at the beach. We arrived to Bologna via train and met Agnese right outside of the train station. Agnese did a foreign exchange program in high school and lived for a while with Danielle and her family in Boston. The two families have remained extremely close family friends since then with multiple visits! I had never met Agnese but heard so much about her so it has been really neat to now call her my friend as well! Her family, as well, is just as charming as Danielle had described to me.
Agnese is currently studying in Bolonga so we spent an evening there with some of her close college friends. The next morning we drove two hours (so weird to be in a car again) to her hometown--Falconara. As I said earlier it is on the coast and a major port city for traveling to Greece and Croatia. As soon as we arrived we had a refreshing tomato and fresh mozzarella salad which was excellent. For dinner on our first night Agneses mother made wonderful pasta with bacon and a white cream sauce---true Italian delights! On our first day we went to the beach after lunch and then also we went to the beach in the evening to relax and meet some of Agneses friends from her hometown.
Yesterday Agnese had to drive back to Bologna to take care of her apartment for next year but Danielle and I went to the beach for a good portion of the day and relaxed. Last night we drove across town to a littler pastry shop that opens every evening at midnight to serve freshly made, warm pastries. They stay open throughout the evening making pastries for the next day--but if you come at night then you get to enjoy them straight from the ovens and they literally melt in your mouths. It was an experience I will never forget---literally I found my Italian Kogi Truck--haha! Oh and let me not forget to mention that I will be packing Agnese back in my bags because she makes the most wonderful and tasty iced coffee---I am going to sell her to Starbucks! Hahaha!
We will be in Falconara until Sunday then off to France, Spain, Ireland and.....Los Angeles. This trip has been more than I ever imagined it would be. As much as I have learned about each of the cities we have visited I have learned so much more about myself. I am excited to return home and see old faces that I miss dearly and I know this past month of traveling will never leave my memory. I am already nagging Danielle about where we are going next summer! Hahaha.
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