LawleyItalia 2010

On the 24th March 2010, 16 students and 3 staff members departed Perth for the inaugural LawleyItalia Tour of Italy (Giro D'Italia). What an adventure it turned out to be ! We stopped off in Dubai before touching down a Roma and we hit the ground running, visiting such beautiful places as Napoli, Sorrento, Amalfi, Positano, Pompei, Firenze, Pisa, Siena, Milano, Tirano, Bormio, Baruffini, St Moritz, Venezia, Verona, Murano, Burano, Vicenza and Padova. Along the way we climbed a few cupole and campanili saw masterpieces by artists such as Michelangelo, Da Vinci, Botticelli, Donatello and Raphael (not our own very talented Mr Raphael, the older Italian Raffaelo).

We ate our way through pizza, pasta, spaghetti, fettucini, tagliatelli, ravioli, gnocchi and had at least un gelato al giorno (an ice cream each day). We stayed in hotels that were over 400 years old and travelled in l'autobus, il tram, il traghetto, il treno, la metropolitana, la gondola and a water taxi.

We met so many lovely people and learned so much about life, language, laughter, culture, friendship, history and family. We made new lifelong friendships. We discovered the power of positive thinking, even when an Icelandic volcano attempts to keep you grounded and away from your loved ones. It was the trip of a lifetime and we experienced so many precious memories that we will treasure forever.

LawleyItalia 2010 - The adventure never stops !