Venezia - Day 1 even more pics
28 de junho de 2016, Itália ⋅ ☀️ 26 °C
Venezia - Day 1, evening pics
28 de junho de 2016, Itália ⋅ 🌙 22 °C
Venezia, Day 2 - Doge's Palace tour
29 de junho de 2016, Itália ⋅ ⛅ 25 °C
Venezia, Day 2 - Doge's Palace tour 2
29 de junho de 2016, Itália ⋅ ⛅ 25 °C
Venezia, Day 2 - Doge's Palace tour 3
29 de junho de 2016, Itália ⋅ ⛅ 25 °C
Venezia, Day 2, St. Mark's Basilica
29 de junho de 2016, Itália ⋅ ⛅ 24 °C
Wasn't supposed to take pictures here but i couldn't resist a few. Grace suggested I go to the confessional before we leave.
Venezia, Day 2 - Dinner
29 de junho de 2016, Itália ⋅ ⛅ 24 °C
Just a pic of our view for our over-priced dinner on the canal :).
Final day in Venice
30 de junho de 2016, Itália ⋅ ⛅ 28 °C
Last day and we enjoyed Murano, Burano and meeting the Barnes' for dinner!
More final day in Venice pics
1 de julho de 2016, Itália ⋅ 🌙 25 °C
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 aLeia mais
Quick stop in Florence
1 de julho de 2016, Itália ⋅ 🌙 25 °C
Duomo was immense! Baptistery was stunning!
We also stopped in to see Michaelangelo's David statue which was stunning!
Climb to the top of the Duomo in Florenc
1 de julho de 2016, Itália ⋅ 🌙 25 °C
Kate and Sue led the way while Grace and Paul didn't look down as we climbed.
Biking the Appian Way
3 de julho de 2016, Itália ⋅ ☀️ 29 °C
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!
Maybe some dayLeia mais
Trevi fountain
3 de julho de 2016, Itália ⋅ ☀️ 29 °C
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 whatLeia mais
Vatican Museum
4 de julho de 2016, Cidade do Vaticano ⋅ ⛅ 27 °C
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 theLeia mais
St. Peter's Basilica
4 de julho de 2016, Cidade do Vaticano ⋅ ⛅ 30 °C
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.
This is aLeia mais
Climb to the top of St. Peter's
4 de julho de 2016, Cidade do Vaticano ⋅ ⛅ 31 °C
- a mosaic that is on the wall of the dome
- some of the 6 foot tall letters that look much smaller from the floor of the church
- a couple of views from the top
- still happy on the way down
- a vieeLeia mais
Pantheon
5 de julho de 2016, Itália ⋅ ⛅ 27 °C
The Pantheon has the worlds largest, unreinforced concrete dome - pretty amazing since it was built over 2000 years ago! There was some pretty amazing ingenuity and engineering being done thousands ofLeia mais
Basilica of St. Mary
5 de julho de 2016, Itália ⋅ ⛅ 31 °C
We didn't intend to go here but we went inside looking for a bathroom and it was interesting nonetheless. Another immense cathedral that seems, in my humble opinion, th go beyond what's necessary toLeia mais
Roman forum
5 de julho de 2016, Itália ⋅ ⛅ 31 °C
Some pics overlooking the forum.
Puppet painter
5 de julho de 2016, Itália ⋅ ☀️ 26 °C
This was pretty cool - this marionette was painting water colrs!
Random ruins near Jewish Ghetto
6 de julho de 2016, Itália ⋅ ☀️ 27 °C
Some random pics including a sign identifying deportation of Jews in 1943.
Scala Sancta
6 de julho de 2016, Itália ⋅ ☀️ 29 °C
This was an interesting stop where we observed many Christian pilgrims ascending these holy stairs on their knees. This picture was taken prior to a large group beginning their ascent who may haveLeia mais
Papal Archbasilica of St. John Lateran
6 de julho de 2016, Itália ⋅ ⛅ 29 °C
We stopped here as it was adjacent to Scala Sancta. We didn't realize this was the top Papal Basilica in the world and is the oldest christian church in the west.
I'll let wikipedia explain it: "TheLeia mais
Basilica of Saint Clement
7 de julho de 2016, Itália ⋅ ⛅ 32 °C
This was one of my favorite sites! I think it's important to think about how societies have approached and absorbed religion into their culture over time. This church is a physical example of thatLeia mais
Colosseum
7 de julho de 2016, Itália ⋅ ☀️ 29 °C
This was another of our favorires! We took a tour that included walking on the floor and going underground to see and hear how events were orchestrated. This was very interesting and enlightening. TheLeia mais











































































































































