This weekend was a lot of fun, and the weather was beautiful. It seems to always be cold and rainy here, but this weekend it was perfectly sunny with highs in the 50s (which is the warmest it's been since we've been here). On Saturday, we walked downtown to the market, then shopped and ate gelato on Via XX Settembre. On Sunday, we worked on architecture stuff most of the day, but Judith, Catherine, and I took a break and went hiking for a few hours. We took the funicular all the way up the hills and then hiked further up to the old forts of Genoa. From up there, there were awesome views of the entire city, the ocean, and mountains in the background.

This week is going to be incredibly busy. Today we had a sketchbook review. Tomorrow, we go on a day trip to Milan and have to leave at 6:45am and won't get home until after 8pm. Wednesday, we have a guest lecturer and architecture pin-up, and Friday, we have our Italian Rationalism midterm. Luckily, once I get through this week, it is our spring break. I leave on Friday afternoon for a 10-day independent travel trip. Five of us are going to Cologne, then Prague. Then Judith and I are splitting off and going to Austria - Salzburg and Vienna. After hours and hours of planning, we finally have all of our flights, trains, shuttles, and hostels booked. We're really excited. It should be a lot of fun!