Final Days in Iceland

To end my trip, a small group of friends and I went to Iceland! Here we visited the blue lagoon and took a road trip from Reykjavik to Vik. The following photos are all the pictures from Iceland!  

Day #20

For our last day of class, we had a walking tour of Milan, a tour of the Duomo and a lecture by a representative from AIDAF. AIDAF: The Italian Association of Family Business - [ ] Founded in 1997 - [ ] 170+ member companies - [ ] Family business is 13% of Italian GDP …

Day #19

This morning we woke up early and got on a bus to take us to Milan. On our way there, we stopped for a tour of Ducatti. At Ducatti we were able to tour both the manufacturing plant and the companies museum. Upon our arrival to Milan, we briefly walked around the city and did …

Day #18

Today I was able to tour Bologna University,  the oldest university in the world! This tour included a great walking tour of the city from my hotel to the University and then a tour through one of the universities museums. The museum included displays about the human anatomy, to different wild life of the period. …

Day #17

Our first tour in Bologna was to Carpigiani, the maker of many of the world's gelato machines! This tour included a visit of the Carpigiani museum, a lecture by a representative on the company, learning how to make gelato, and samples! The following are notes from the lecture: Carpigiani - [ ] Founded 1946 - …

Day #16

After spending the night in Bologna, we took a high speed train to Florence for the day. We started the day with a guided tour where I learned a lot about the history of Florence and saw many popular tourist attractions. Florence had a large amount of tourist in comparison to the other cities I …

Day #15

Today I left Slovenia for Italy via bus. After about a two hour bus ride, I was able to spend several hours in Venice! Highlights here included the incredible shopping, walking along the canals, and taking a taxi boat back to the bus. Venice was very warm today and some areas were too crowded for …

Day #14

Today I was able to tour the Predjama cave and castle. While in the cave, we took a train into the heart of the cave and walked through many of the cave passages. The size of the cave was impressive to say the least, but it was also very beautiful! The castle is built into …

Day #13

My favorite business tour thus far has been with ABC Accelerator, located outside of Ljubljana. The following notes are from the tour: ABC accelerator - [ ] Accelerator company helps start ups propel their business ideas - [ ] Start ups have solutions to solve common problem, are more risky than traditional business, and see …

Day #12

Our first business tour in Slovenia was at Revoz, which is a car manufacturer. The following are notes from the tour: - [ ] Only car plant in Slovenia - [ ] Started in 1955 - [ ] Export 99.2 % of production - [ ] 3000 employees - [ ] Revoz is one of …