Our second and last day in Venice was filled with fun activities. Just a little warning, this is a post with plenty of photos. I hope it would give you a feel of this beautiful city. We were at St. Mark's Square by 0830 and had more than an hour before St. Mark's Basilica opened. We took this opportunity to take a few photos and enjoy the view while the place was deserted. It was great to have the place almost to ourselves! We were one of the first in line to go inside ... View the Post
Our First Day in Venice
Over two months ago, we celebrated our anniversary in Italy, one of our fave European country. The cities we visited on this trip are Venice, Florence, Rome, and Sorrento. I spent a lot of time planning this trip and it paid off. We had an awesome time! It was an almost stress-free vacation. We barely made it to our flight back home (from Paris to LAX) because CDG airport was a little disorganized that day. We made it in one piece though, so we are very grateful :) Today, I'm sharing ... View the Post
Our Vatican Museums Tour
Here are details and photos from our Vatican Museums tour including Raphael Rooms and Loggia, the Borgia Apartment, (Sistine Chapel - no photos were allowed), and St. Peter's Basilica. Our tour guide was great and very informative! We could have easily spent the entire day and more in these museums ... but we had other places to see. The Vatican Palace - official residence of the Pope in the Vatican City Joe and the revolving metal sculpture in the courtyard of the ... View the Post
Rome MMXIII cont.
Day 2 - We started our final day in Rome with a guided tour of the Vatican Museums, Sistine Chapel, Raphael's Rooms, and St. Peter's Basilica. More photos and details of this tour will be shown on my next post. Later in the afternoon, we headed to Piazza Navona to relax, "people watch," and enjoy a couple of Tartufo. We made time to visit the Pantheon and were very impressed by this architectural masterpiece! Before calling it a night, we stopped by and took a few shots of the very crowded ... View the Post
Rome MMXIII
Day 1 - Our drive from Florence to Rome took over 3 hours. (We had to make a stop in Florence to visit Piazzale Michelangelo.) After checking into our hotel and resting for a couple of hours, we took the Metro to the Colosseum. We had enough time to visit and explore "the remains of old Rome" including the Colosseum, Constantine's Arch, and the Roman Forum. To help ensure our return trip to Rome, we tossed coins at the Trevi Fountain. And my swollen and sprained ankle did fine ;) We ended our ... View the Post
Siena in Tuscany
This afternoon we visited Siena - a medieval city in Tuscany. We had a late start due to the pouring rain :( but the scenic drive made up for it. The Palazzo Publico (town hall) - it's original purpose was to house the republican government. The Courtyard Fonte Gaia - (Fountain of Joy) Capella di Piazza Siena's Gothic Cathedral or Duomo By the time we were ready to visit the museum and ... View the Post