Trip of a Lifetime IV

TRAIN RIDE TO VENICE

MY FIRST VIEW OF VENICE FROM THE TRAIN STATION

THIS CITY IS ALWAYS BUSTLING

OUR APARTMENT WAS NEAR THE GUGLIE BRIDGE AND THE JEWISH GHETTO

THIS BAKERY WAS AMAZING AS WELL AS THE RESTAURANT

AROUND THE CORNER FROM IT

GONDOLAS EVERYWHERE....

AS FAR AS I WAS CONCERNED, I WAS RIGHT BACK IN EPCOT!!!!

THE ITALIAN PAVILLION IS MODELED AFTER THESE BUILDINGS

THIS IS ONE OF MY FAVORITE PICTURES

SAN MARCO BASILLICA

THE MARBLE WAS SPECTACULAR

LOOK AT THS HANDSOME MAN

THE CANALS

THE RIALTO BRIDGE

FROM A DISTANCE

A DAY TRIP TO MURANO- WHERE THE MURANO GLASS IS MADE

ONE OF THE BEST PICTURES EVER THAT I TOOK.....

ITALY!!

Trip of a Lifetime III

FLORENCE

ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL DAY- FLORENCE, ITALY

THE FAMOUS BRIDGE

HUGE, HEAVY DOORS WITH LARGE KNOCKERS

WE STAYED IN A PALACE THAT HAD BELONGED TO ROYALTY

AND HERE WAS THE WELL IN THE COURTYARD

LOVED THIS BUILDING AND ITS COLORS

I SNUCK PICTURES OF DAVID AMONGST THE "NO PHOTOS"!!

HIS HANDS WERE HUGE!

AN EVERY NIGHT OCCASSION... OLIVES, BREAD, RED WINE

MOTORCYCLES EVERYWHERE

THE MEDICI BUILDING"S LION

PERFECT FOR TRAINING

THESE LOCKS WERE EVERYWHERE: MOST ON BRIDGES

LUNCH BREAK

WOOD CARVING ON A MASSIVE DOOR

THIS PARADE CAME OUT OF NOWHERE

YES PLEASE!!!!

THE ITALIAN VERSION OF DIET COKE....

NEXT....

VENICE!!!!

Trip of a Lifetime II

ROME- II

FRIDA IN ROME!

THESE ARE EVERYWHERE

INCREDIBLY OLD

LOVED THIS SITE NEAR THE JEWISH GHETTO

IT'S HARD TO BELIEVE THESE SCULPTURES ARE STILL STANDING

BRONZE

AND THE DETAIL

 IS NOTHING LIKE I'VE EVER SEEN BEFORE

HE'S A BIG BOY!!!!

JUST NEXT TO THE COLLOSEUM

THE PLACE THAT FASCINATED ME THE MOST

EXTRAORDINARY

ORIGINAL SEATING SHOWING THROUGH WHERE THE GAMES WERE OBSERVED

DETAIL OF THE SCULPTURES

COLOSSEUM

AFTER LEAVING THE COLOSSEUM,

THE GAUDINESS OF THIS BUILDING IS MIND BLOWING

MY OTHER FAVORITE BUILDING

THE PANTHEON

THE MARBLE WAS EXQUISITE

BEAUTIFUL ART

TREVI FOUNTAIN- COMPLETELY OVERUN BY TOURISTS...

OUR ATTEMPT AT SELF-PHOTOGRAPHY

STAY TUNED FOR MORE ITALY!

NEXT......

 FLORENCE!