Thursday, October 15, 2009
Is it really only Thursday? I barely remember the beginning of this week; it seems to have crawled by. At the same time, midterms are fast approaching and I am terrified of the fact that I'm nearly at the halfway point of the semester.
My Presence of the Past class took a field trip to San Gimignano on Wednesday. The city, known mostly for it's plethora of towers and it's award-winning gelateria, is reminiscent of Siena with fewer Italians and six times the tourists. After a frightening climb up several flights of stairs and one rickety ladder, we reached the top of the tower for a breathtaking view (yes, I know this is my most overused phrase but there's no other way of describing it...) of the Tuscan countryside. Afterwards, we took a taste test of the Pluripremiata Gelateria's "2006-2009 world champion" gelato and learned why it's the best (though I can still point you to a better 'tiramisu' in Siena...)
When we got back, I went to the bus station to purchase my ticket for the only bus to the chocolate festival in Perugia this Saturday and was horrified to learn it was sold out. Fortunately, I wasn't the only one who procrastinated and today I bought a ticket for a 6am train to Perugia and snagged one of the 9 spots on the bus coming back. I still get to stuff myself silly on some of the world's best chocolate this Saturday!
For now, I think I'll take advantage of the internet and catch up on some sleep (I need to be well rested for such an early Saturday of chocolate-testing)
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