I remember earlier this year, when those Facebook quizzes were all the rage, y'know the ones that go "How well do you know...?" Well, one of the questions I set up for my quiz was: What is the one place that I would really like to visit but have not before? And the answer was Italy.
Prayers were answered by dad!
Family trip baby!
ROME
This was our first stop, this historical city with thousands of years of history. Somehow, I didn't enjoy it as much as the other places we visited though, maybe cuz it was too historical for my liking? Haha. And we had to walk everywhere. But I have to say, it was really cool being able to see legendary sites such as the Colloseum, Pantheon, Trevi Fountain etc. up close before your eyes. Thumbs up for that.
Making a wish at the Trevi Fountain
My dad is too cute:)
VATICAN CITY
Being the smallest independent state in the world, its situated in the middle of Rome, and its main (and probably only?) attraction is the famous St. Peter's Square and accompanying church, which I forgot the name of. We visited one too many churches during the trip, you see. I kept thinking, "Angels and Demons!" throughout the Vatican visit.
FLORENCE
My mum's favourite. Its such a quaint, small town, said to be the place where the Italian Renaissance started. Hence, we visited lots of museums, galleries and all that artsy stuff. Its also the birthplace of Gucci, so my mum was of course, a very happy woman:)
Best cheesecake I've ever had. Oh my, now I have to fly thousands of miles if I ever want to go near it again:(
PISA
Quite obviously, it is famous for the Leaning Tower of Pisa, which was much smaller than they make it out to be. We still had some fun with it though:)
VENICE
This is probably my favourite place that we visited this trip. Since Venice Island is loaded with water, the views were spectacular. Lots to see, lots to eat, and it gives off a very romantic vibe. And as a bonus, we experienced snow on the last day! Which is apparently very rare in Venice. Sweeeeet:)
VERONA
There's a myth that this is the balcony of Juliet, in this town where Shakespeare based his Romeo and Juliet play on. This was just a day trip, so we didn't see much of the town
MILAN
Needless to say, shopping was incredible here, in one of the world's leading fashion cities. Italians as a whole are generally quite fashionable, even the random ones you see on the street.
A very half-hearted post, but there you go:)
Though i ate korean food for 3 meals a day for 6 days, i didn't die of boredom because i loved it:) korean food is awesome. kimchi grows on me.
Happy candid shot taken by Dad. Korean people sleep on floors. I don't enjoy it.
Skiing with the family. My brother and I took up snowboarding this trip but I didn't really like it. I returned to skiing shortly after:) My brother really liked boarding though, and he was really good at it. 
After six days, we flew across the Pacific to the island of O'ahu, Hawaii. In true Hawaiian fashion, Michele is wearing flowers and sipping her drink out of a pineapple at a hawaiian luau:):)
Dinner on Christmas Eve. So our tourguide said that its some kind of Hawaiian tradition for women to wear a flower i their hair instead of rings to symbolise their status. Wearing it on the right side means that she is available whereas left means unavailable. Whatever, i would have worn it on the left side anyway, because my fringe is on the left. Haha that makes more sense right right:)
Waikiki Beach is beauuuutiful. I have so many pretty pictures of it which I may put it up someday, depending on my happiness. Haha. Oh oh and i dipped my legs into the pacific ocean. Yay me:):)
