Here are some highlights from Italy- we were there for 5 days. Definitely a country I'd love to visit again some day. Sorry they are a bit out of order...computer is playing games with me.
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| Pisa |
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| I think we all know what this is |
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| holding up Pisa as best as a I could |
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| still can't believe it's only a 3.9 degree lean |
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| trying to flick Pisa, didn't work out so well |
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| walls surrounding Pisa |
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| scene from ferry boat in the Cinque Terra |
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| boat ride Cinque Terra |
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| Florence |
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| Ponte Vecchio, Florence |
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| Florence |
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| Florence |
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| we climbing Giotto's tower, Florence |
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| Florence |
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| Florence (sorry can't remember the name of the church) |
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| the next few are views from Giotto's Tower, Florence |
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| before going to dinner in Florence |
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| Florence |
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| on the way to dinner in Florence |
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| not our dinner in Florence but cool enough |
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| salmon dinner in Florence |
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| climbing 414 steps up Giotto's Tower in Florence |
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| en route to Florence |
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| en route to Florence |
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| San Gimignano |
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| en route to Florence |
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| San Gimignano |
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| San Gimignano |
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| climbing a tower in San Gimignano |
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| Italian country side |
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| San Gimignano |
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| lunch at a wine shop in San Gimignano |
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| lunch at a wine shop in San Gimignano |
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| El Duomo, Florence |
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| El Duomo- good reference point when you get lost |
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| taken before we got on the plane...getting all the crazy out of us before a long journey |
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Synagogue in Florence
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| Rome |
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| Capital Building, Rome |
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| just an example of the really awesome architecture in Rome |
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| first night and already eating pizza, Rome |
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| helping the restaurant make their dough (seriously), Rome |
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| beautiful dome we passed as we made our way to the Sistine Chapel |
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| St Peter's Square, Vatican City |
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| inside St. Peter's Basilica, Vatican City |
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| inside St. Peter's Basilica, Vatican City |
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| Swiss Guard in St. Peter's Square, Vatican City |
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| leaving Vatican City |
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| random bridge in Rome |
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| Rome |
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| got a kick out of the mini gas station...guess you have to be creative and conservative with space...PS don't complain gas was over 8 bucks a gallon doing the conversion |
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| more tapestry in the Vatican Museum, Vatican City |
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| Vatican Museum, Vatican City |
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| just to give you some perspective |
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| one of the many piazzas at night, Rome |
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| Colosseum, Rome |
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| walking inside the Colosseum, Rome |
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| Colosseum looking in |
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| us at the Colosseum in Rome |
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| strolling the Forum, Rome...bummer it was overcast, not the best for picture taking |
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| Forum, Rome |
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| Rome |
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| Rome |
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| Rome |
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| Vatican Museum, Vatican City |
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| Vatican Museum, Vatican City |
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| ceilings at Vatican Museum, Vatican City |
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| ceilings at Vatican Museum, Vatican City |
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| tapestries at the Vatican Museum, Vatican City |
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| tapestries at the Vatican Museum, Vatican City |
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| Vatican Museum, Vatican City |
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| Vatican Museum, Vatican City |
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| Vatican Museum, Vatican City |
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| just loved the detail on the buildings, this is the Pantheon in Rome |
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each day Mitch enjoyed espresso or what they call cafe (he said Italy did had the best) in case you are a coffee lover
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| at Trevi fountain which you'll see above- very beautiful at night but hard to photography with a tripod |
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| Cinque Terra |
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| Cinque Terra |
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next few are our hike through the Cinque Terra
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