Category: Italy

Rome (Day Three)

This is a long post – get a cup of tea (just like I did before writing it). When I told Dad we were headed to Rome, he immediately said…

Rome (Day Two)

Day Two was Vatican Day. I’m not going to mince words: I did not enjoy the Vatican. Yes, it’s beautiful. And it’s full of impressive artifacts. And the necropolis tour…

Rome (Day One)

When we last left Kate and Yen, they were getting on a train from Florence to Rome. Now we’re on the train, and the point of this photo is for…

Florence (Day Four)

We had just two more hours in Florence before we needed to run to the train station and head to Rome. We decided to use this to finally explore the inside…

Florence (Day Three)

After a good sleep, we decided to investigate a new section if town. Yen had noticed the domes of the synagogue from the cathedral domes yesterday, so we headed over.…

Florence (Day Two)

On our first day in Florence, we noticed – but didn’t really stop to appreciate – what a nice view the hotel had given us. Sure, you can’t see anything…

Florence (Day 1)

And here we are in Florence. I don’t think I mentioned that our journey from Boston was on Swiss. Excellent airline. Great flights, nice modern planes. I was not paid…

Venice (the rest)

Finally, the Venice photos. As with everything on this trip, I did no research beforehand and had no idea what to expect. I didn’t know, then, that Venice is nothing…

Venice (preview)

Back in Ljubljana now after spending the day in Venice. I’m too tired to write up a whole post, but thought I’d give you a couple while I have wireless.…