Planes, trains, and automobiles...and boats. For Fletcher, Cathy, Aly and Myself, the last two weeks were spent romping around Italy and Tunisia. The photos following this text were taken from the many vehicles used to get us from place to place.
After many days and ways of travel, by far the strangest method of transportation we witnessed came when Fletch, Cathy and I crossed the gap between Sicily and the Italian Peninsula. We had previously contemplated how our train would span the water that separated these two lands. Simply, we had assumed it would be done by traversing a bridge over the sea, or passing through a tunnel beneath it. However, when we began to hear the changing of the rails (indicated by subtle clunks and clanks) we looked out the window of our train car to see that our vessel was entering another; built of steel and painted white. After a few seconds of blank stares, we ultimately came to realize how our train would make it to the other side. The train we were riding would be transfered onto a ferry that would then carry us the short distance between the two land masses! This was a strange, and equally exciting, notion to us all.
Unfortunately, AlyCat was not able to join us on this leg of the trip, as she had to return to Spain for school. Now, I'm back in Spain and get to spend some time with her before she jumps across the pond to Montana for some time. There she'll partake in MSU's graduation ceremony. But for the moment, it's quite nice to be back and have some time to unwind, organize/look at photos, and maybe do some laundry. More script and stills from our tip to come in the following days. Stay tuned!
Hasta luego
Venice: from a Vaporetto
El Djem, Tunisia: from a Fiat
El Djem (pronounced "Jem")
El Djem Colosseum
El Djem gas station
Sicily: from a train
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Sicily to the mainland of Italy, via The Mediterranean, : from a ferry... which was also carrying the train we were riding up to Rome. Yup.
Rome to Pamplona, Spain: from an Airbus A319
