Julie: "Look! The angels have straw hats!"
Jana: "I think they're halos..."
We were sitting on some benches outside of the Borghese Gallary and Gail leaned over from another bench to say something to me. I can't remember what she said, but it was something I already knew...
(interrupting her):
Krn: "I know, I know...I know, I know, I know, Yeah."
(2 minutes later)
Zane: "I know, I know...I know, I know, I know." (mimicking me)
-We then went on to say this almost every day...sometimes many times. haha
Outside St. Peter's Church looking at statues. One was of a woman with a dog next to her
Zane: "Bark-tholemew."
While sitting on the Spanish Steps a man came up to me and started talking to Gary asking if I was his daughter. She's so beautiful, here's a free rose..la ta da. He literally put the rose in one hand and took my other arm and triple tied a colorful little bracelet on. He even cut it so the ends would be short. He was saying it's free...yeah right. I gave him a euro and then he left us alone.
Krn: "I got attacked."
In Pompeii:
When we got to Pompeii, we decided to pay for a guide and it was such a great idea. He taught us tons of stuff we never would have known, and he was really funny too.
Guide: "50% is guided, 50% is imagination. The buildings will speak to you."
-"Now, I show you the pee-pee room."
-"It's Roman (points one way), It's Greek (points the other)."
While walking around after the guided tour part, Jan desperately needed to use the restroom and we were no where near any. She then went behind a wall and made her own pee-pee room. I can't remember who said this, but it was awesome.
-"She ruined the ruins!"
Jana was standing near a tourist group, listening in on their conversation to see if she could understand some Italian.
Jana thinking: "Wow, I understand a lot more Italian than I thought!" ....Then she realized they were speaking Spanish. :)
A baby squealed loudly:
Zane: "Raptor baby..."
In Florence:
Krn: "He's got a six pack on his back!!"
While getting pizza, Julie was trying to point to a specific one and ask what was on it. The man and woman working there knew a little English, but she was definitely testing them. She was pointing to one that the lady couldn't see, so it was this super long moment of, "This one?" "No." That happened about 20 times before they finally matched up. Then she didn't even like what was on it.
Pizza man: "You are dangerous."
-She finally picked one and he put it in the oven to reheat, then she changed her mind after the pizza was practically done.
Julie: "Wait! I changed my mind! I was that one!"
Pizza Man: "Yes, Danger."
While walking along the street Zane, Jana and I saw a store that was simply named, "thestore." We all then said it with our own Italian accent, which did make it sound much more foreign.
Another time while shopping along the street some guys sprinted by holding a sheet that looked like it was wrapped around something. One yelled out some word and immediately all the other guys who were selling something illegal scooped up their stuff, picked up their boxes and ran away just as fast. The police are coming! haha
Jana saw the word "Rispetto," which means respect. She then started singing Aretha Franklin's song, Respect, but was spelling it the Italian way. You should try it because it sounds way funny.
Because we didn't want to eat out on Sunday, we bought some groceries on Saturday so we would have enough for lunch and dinner. But, by the time dinner came around there was only some apples, bread and cheese left. Paul was asked to bless dinner and he ended up saying...
Paul: "And please bless this snack..."
-Me and few others started laughing during the prayer, and Paul didn't even realize he had said snack by accident, instead of dinner. It was a very accurate slip-up though.
In Monterosso:
We decided to go on a hike in the afternoon before we spent time on the beach. We took a shuttle uphill then had to walk even farther up this winding rode until we found the trail we wanted to hike down. The only person actually wearing hiking shoes was Gary. The rest of us had on flip-flops or scandals. We all though because it was going to be downhill it would be easy. Um...NO. It had TONS of loose rocks and it was extremely steep. So every step is putting tons of pressure on your muscles not only to keep your shoes on, but to stop yourself from slipping too. After the hour long hike all of our legs were shaking something fierce.
Paul: "Spaghetti Trail."
-Our legs definitely felt like cooked noodles.
In Milan:
During our complimentary breakfast at our hotel a woman came around asking if we wanted coffee. Jan's reply was...
Jan: "Nine." (meaning No in German)
Jana: "Aunt Jan is pulling out the German!"
Jan: "That was my last European trip!"
These next quotes are ones where I can't exactly remember where we were, or they were repeated so often there is no way of knowing when they originated:
In many of the museums taking photos was NOT allowed, but tons of people did anyway. We would then hear with think Italian accents:
Security Guards: "NO PHOTO!!!"
In the train stations one of the women from our group ALWAYS had to use the restroom. It cost money to go at the stations, but they could never hold it.
Paul: "A euro for a urine."
Zane was living for the complimentary breakfast buffets we enjoyed at most of our hotels. If we had to catch a train very early in the morning, he was always very upset that we would miss it. This next quote is very simple, but its one I heard him say many, many times.
Zane: "Breakfast?"
Zane and I quoting a movie Clark and he had made at Brigham Young University a few years ago. (There are so many closets here. I know!) But we translated it into Spanish...
-"Hay muchos mariposos aquí. Yo sé!"
Gail: "Will you be the last one to shut the light and turn off the door?"
Krn: "Shut the light and turn off the door? Really?"
Zane and I were talking at the train station while the 'adults' figured out the plan
Krn: "I don't even care. Let's just fly home." (flaps arms)
Zane: "I just flew in from Italy...BOY, are my arms tired!"
Zane kept quoting Three Amigos:
Zane: "Look up here! Look up here!"
Zane also made up a few catchy tunes..
Zane: "Kitty cat, Kitty cat. It's a feline day..."
Every time my mom and I would take a picture together Zane would start singing...
Zane: "Marmee and Me. It's Marmee and Me, we're having so much fun..."
-The lyics and tune kept changing, but I always laughed.
Another random joke that Zane and I somehow started was taking a picture of our feet in as many different positions as we could think of. I have NO idea why, but it was a defining feature of our trip. This is my favorite...
While in Venice, Paul jokingly started talking about Venetian blinds and how we hadn't seen any.
Paul: "The only think I'm going to remember is Blindini and how he created the Venetian Blinds."
At the airport in Rome, while we were going through security I asked the guard if I had to take off my belt as well. He nodded and as I was about to walk through the metal detector he said,
Guard: "And your pants!"
Krn: (laughing) "What!?"
Guard: "I like it very much!"
-He was totally flirty. It was so awkward, but awesome at the same time. Lol.
It was an amazing trip, but I definitely was ready to sleep in my own bed for days just to recuperate. Jana was the most amazing and intelligent tour guide. We were extremely lucky to have her with us because she was always prepared and knew everything and everything. Italy is awesome and I feel very blessed that my parents brought me along. Grazie!
