I leave for Italy tonight with my friend, Clare Jennings! Everything’s packed, planned, and ready to go for me to leave in about two hours. I’ve been (slowly) packing for the past two days, and I’m surprised by how little it seems like I’m taking with me. I was told to bring one large suitcase, a dufflebag, and a carry-on, but I fit everything in the suitcase and carry-on (I’m still bringing the dufflebag, however, just in case).

The plan for getting to Florence is as follows: leave from the Philadelphia Airport, fly to the Heathrow Airport in London, layover for five hours, then fly to Rome. From there, I will leave Clare and take a train from the airport to the train station, then take the train to Florence. Since I will be arriving a day early, I will take a cab to my hotel (the Grand Hotel Cavour) and stay there until I take a cab to my apartment Wednesday morning. It’s going to be a lot of traveling, but I can’t wait to get there and explore!

It’ll be interesting to see how this all pans out, so check back later in the week as I let you know how traveling goes and what my first few days in Italy are like! Ciao!

Location: Media, PA