Venezia, Day 2, St. Mark's Basilica
29. Juni 2016 in Italien ⋅ ⛅ 24 °CWasn't supposed to take pictures here but i couldn't resist a few. Grace suggested I go to the confessional before we leave.
Wasn't supposed to take pictures here but i couldn't resist a few. Grace suggested I go to the confessional before we leave.
Just a pic of our view for our over-priced dinner on the canal :).
Last day and we enjoyed Murano, Burano and meeting the Barnes' for dinner!
Went to the Liberia Aqua Alta bookstore...gets high reviews. I heard one woman say it was one of top 10 most interesting bookstores in the world! Maybe if i was looking for an old, Italian book in aWeiterlesen
Duomo was immense! Baptistery was stunning!
We also stopped in to see Michaelangelo's David statue which was stunning!
Kate and Sue led the way while Grace and Paul didn't look down as we climbed.
Riding along the 1700 year old Appian Way. Peter is said to have met Jesus along this road.
It was nice to ride on this ancient road but I'm glad they improved how they make roads!
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We made a quick stop to see this famous fountain that originally supplied wayer to ancient Rome. It was determined to be "insufficiently dramatic" by Pope Urban VIII and was eventually made into whatWeiterlesen
We perused this as part of a tour with Walks of Italy. The guide was great but the tour was long and exhausting (maybe because we had to be up at 6AM for it).
The pics are of:
- an early (before theWeiterlesen
We came here at the end of our Vatican tour. St. Peter's Basilica, sometimes called the "greatest church in Christendom", is believed to be built on the burial place of St. Peter.
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