weekend adventures

OHHHK! Vespa riding was just about the most fun thing, ever. I want one so bad. They just go! I hadn't gone that fast in a while, and totally needed the speed rush. Super bonus, after we finished motorini-ing, we headed off to lunch next to a lake in the hills. This was no ordinary lunch though, it was a 5 course lunch with wine and strawberry mousse. After, we went wine, olive oil, and honey tasting at the Castello Monteriggioni. Needless to say we all passed out on the car ride home :)
Saturday I went to Bologna with my art history class. Our final Helen trip! I was not that excited to go because I had heard bad things about Bologna, and because we had to meet the bus at 6:50 in the morning...ew. It was amazing, however, and I loved the atmosphere. There were tons of outdoor markets and a huge sport-court type thing set up in the center town square for kids to play soccer, volleyball and dance. There were games and performances all day. It didn't hurt that the weather was superb and that I had 3 espressos. I WAS PUMPED! My favorites were the Santo Stefano church created to mimic the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem, and the Pinacoteca. Both were beautiful, and the Ludovico Caracci Annunciation would be worth going all the way back just to see it again. PLUS, the church's gift shop had homemade chocolate spread, which I just cannot get enough of.

Today's adventure? I'm not sure. Right now it is finishing a 15 page museology paper. It's gonna be a really cool paper though, so I dont mind writing it too much. Hopefully something cool will happen later though. I'll tell you about it tomorrow!