"We'd better start savin'up for the things that money cant't buy"  - Bruce Springsteen

HERE ARE THE PHOTOGRAPHS OF
LOWANNA COLLEGE IN ITALY!

The welcoming committee at the airport ...
ready to start action!

Morena and Valentina 
just can't wait

The students and their families gratefully thank

New friends on the train to Treviso

In the centre of Treviso, from San Francesco's Bridge.

A picturesque spot in Treviso

What an ice-cream!

A bridge on the Sile river

The students  and their families  gratefully thank

Castelvecchio, Medieval castle in Verona

Here we are in the famous 
Arena di Verona, 
a 2,000-year-old Roman Amphitheatre

Guess my name...!

Piazza delle Erbe is the heart of Verona

A 600-year-old staircase ... still standing!

Juliet's house, where all lovers long to go

The students  and their families  gratefully thank

Kaye Burns at the Monastery of 
SS. Vittore and Corona 
(10th - 17th century)
in Feltre

The Principal Chris Corcoran, and the teachers Kaye Burns and Ettore Menegon in front of the statue of Vittorino da Feltre, the "kings of teachers"

The students  and their families  gratefully thank

Glassworks in Murano

All together on the Island of Burano

Greetings from Lucy

On the Island of Burano, roads are canals and cars are boats ...

The colourful houses of Burano

The Island of Torcello seen from the lagoon

Mr Vincenzo Petrosillo, 
of the Financial Police of Venice, 
is teaching Jess how to drive the boat

Italian and Australian students with 
Mr Vincenzo Petrosillo and 
Mr Gianfranco Guernier, 
of the Financial Police of Venice, 
who took us to visit the islands of 
Venice lagoon.  Thank you from all of us!

The Australian teacher Ms Kaye Burns comfortably sitting on Attila's throne!

The church of S. Fosca (11th - 12th century) 
and the Cathedral of Torcello (11th century)

The students  and their families  gratefully thank

Italian and Australian students 
at work together

Montebelluna's weekly market

The students  and their families  gratefully thank

St. Mark's  Square

The Salute Church from Academy Bridge

In front of St. Mark's Cathedral

The Bridge of Sighs

A moment of rest on Antenore's tomb,
 legendary founder of Padua.

Picnic in Prato della Valle, 
Padua's main square.

October 12th, 2003: FAMILY DAY AND THEN  A PIZZA ALL TOGETHER TO SAY GOODBYE...    NO, NO JUST TO SAY "SEE YOU SOON IN AUSTRALIA"!

The Principal C. Corcoran and 
the teachers N. Galante e K. Burns 
in front of the Tre Cime di Lavaredo,
 in the Dolomites.

A walk in Cortina D'Ampezzo

Chris Corcoran at Falzarego Pass (2100 m)

Hello everybody, from (from the left):
Annamaria, Anna, Angela, Cameron, 
Martina A., Giorgia, Jess, Irene, 
Katia and Martina M.

... and from:

Veronica, Lucy, Manuela, Valentina S.,
Nicole, Natalie, Kirsten and Alessia.

Best friends: 
Veronica, Lucy, 
Manuela, Valentina S.

The Italian and Australian teachers who worked together to organize the exchange:
(from the left) Diego Tesser, Carla Crosato,
 Ettore Menegon, Nicoletta Galante, 
the Principal Chris Corcoran, Kaye Burns (who is finally enjoying a "calzone"), 
Maria Raccamari

The students  and their families  gratefully thank

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Macelleria Furlanetto Assunta, via XXIV Maggio,4 MONTEBELLUNA - Tel 0423 300767
Bar Guarda di Nada Turcato, Corso Mazzini,8  31044 MONTEBELLUNA 
Bar Capolinea, Stazione Ferroviaria di MONTEBELLUNA
Caffè Club, via Manzoni 23, MONTEBELLUNA 

VENICE ISLANDS

  by Natalie Roberts

Everything they had was hand made. The people in the shop gave us all a 50% off – I think they regretted that! 
Everything in the shop was beautiful, some of the things people bought were figurines, plates, perfume bottles and jewellery.

The next island we went to was Burano; it had lots of colourful houses. We were able to go for a walk and look around. All the shop there sold lace, masks and glass.

We hopped back on the boat and it took us to Torcello Island. This island has the oldest building in Venice on it: a church built in 639 AD. Before we looked in the church we ate lunch on the grass.

Inside the church were tombs of saints and bishops; on the walls were two Byzantine mosaics that went from about halfway up the wall to the ceiling. The Last Judgement mosaics showed stories that scared people into being good so they would go to heaven and not hell. 
On this island I had my first public toilet experience, which cost me 50 eurocents ($ AUS 1).

The last island we went to was the actual island of Venice, where we started. 
We visited St. Mark’s square, which us Australians found out has lots of pigeons, just like in the movies.

After this we started walking back to the train station. On the way we crossed over one of the two bridges that go over the Grand Canal and we saw the Jewish ghetto.

Finally we arrived at the train station – by this time many people has sore feet! We had ten minutes to eat and then we got on the train to go home. It was a fun day!

Hi family, love you, miss you!  X X X X X X X