Callie Neylan

Andrea, the Italian, originally uploaded by callieo!. This is Andrea. He was our bus driver and spent the whole time in Parma and Pisa with us. He translated for us when Lisa or Chris couldn’t (e.g., most of the time). He also hit on a lot of the

Church in Pisa., originally uploaded by callieo!. This is one of my favorite photos that I’ve taken so far; elegant and beautiful, I think. It’s a church along the river in Pisa (which I need to find the name of). I shot it as I was walking back

Lining up at the bar…., originally uploaded by callieo!. Will, here are the Italians…lining up at the bar. We went here, Sant’ Eustachio, after dinner tonight. I had an espresso con panna for one euro and 75 cents. Perfetto! Anyway, one of those spent demi-tasse cups is mine….

Sant’ Eustachio, originally uploaded by callieo!. This is how they do it, Will. You pay first, to your right. The cashier gives you a receipt which you then take to the bar (on the left), and give it to the barista who makes your drink. Most people drink their caffe

Les filles Françaises…., originally uploaded by callieo!. Here I am in France with the family I stayed with during my first trip abroad in 1996. I haven’t seen them since I left Aix-en-Provence and decided to fly up north to see them while I was in Rome. C’étais

, originally uploaded by callieo!. In Aix-en-Provence. One of my favorite spots. Aside from Monoprix, of course! Doot-n-doot-n-dow, doot-n-doot-n-dow….although actually, I don’t think they play that song anymore. 🙁

Aix-en-Provence, originally uploaded by callieo!. Que bella! Aix is very similar to Rome, but at the same time very different….

Italiani!, originally uploaded by callieo!. These guys cooked our last dinner as an entire group (we ate out last night before everyone left, but you-know-who and you-know-who-else weren’t there). Anyway, I love the hamminess of the Italians! And the dinner here was good, but not as good as the