Travels in Italy

The few weeks before Christmas, 2011 had brisk but sunny days to explore in Venice, Florence, Pisa and Rome. An added bonus was small crowds and hardly a waiting line for museums. A rich history, outstanding art and a cuisine to live for - mmmm... Italia.

a fountain head in Piazza della Rotonda, Rome
Rialto Bridge, Venice
bringing joy to children
Castel Sant' Angelo, Rome
in the Vatican

Venice
The original horses from the Basilica San Marco, Venice
the Duomo in Florence
Florence
in Piazza Navona, Rome
in the Vatican
inside the dome to the top of Saint Peter's, Vatican City

Isola di San Giorgio Maggiore from Piazza San Marco, Venice
Venice
Santa Croce in Florence
Rome
Nicolo has just arrived
in the Vatican
bust of a head with a mask, Vatican Museum
a ceiling in the Vatican Museum

Venice
Basilica San Marco
the Campanile - bell tower - Florence
in Piazza Navona, Rome
Pisa
the Duomo in Pisa
a group of Mexican girls on their way to meet the Pope on Christmas day.

Grand Canal, Venice
Ponte Vecchio, Florence
what's my future?
inside the Camposanto, Pisa. A holy ground for burials with earth for the Holy Land.

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