Italy! Part 2

okay, more of the "best of" of my photos in Italy...

we left off while i was a few days into my stay in Florence...


A healty breakfast of pastries, ciaccolatta caldo (hot chocolate) and orange juice. Oh, we had bacon and eggs this morning, too.




Off to mass at the Duomo...that was an experience...







One afternoon the group took a long hard trek up to the top of a hill where we visited a monestary, San Miniato al Monte. One of the best places to view the lay of the city...


i wasn't the only one taking pictures...here are some people from the group...







dinner was interesting





another one of our splendid home-cooked creations...fresch gnoccchi and ravioli from a shop down the block, focaccia bread and wine. don't forget nutella for deessert...









a casa de Michelangelo





Santa Croce



Michelle and i on the banks of the Arno





Stopping for morning coffee before another long day...have i mentioned how i will never really enjoy an american made cappuccino ever again?



Michelangelo's dawn and dusk



our jovial italian servers...



one of many churches in late afternoon





To Be Continued...


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Italy...part 1!

Okay okay. So it's taken a while. But trying to organize over 1,000 pictures is a daunting task...and there are still some from other people i heven't gotten yet. So what you will see are just a few of my favorites...enjoy!

Of course, there will be cloud pictures. These i took on the bus ride from Rome to Florence...







And this...was the most wonderful apartment in the world...and it was all ours. Seriously, every day we would wake up and marvel at how blessed we were.




Michelle and i slept in the downstairs bed, Katy slept upstairs.



View from the loft...



We had a backyard and a patio...










On the Ponte Vecchio


This means we're coming back!


The Duomo









Off to dinner!









We ate so much gelato. But you don't get sick of it. Especially when it's really hot and you're walking 6-10 miles a day!




Our first dinner that we cooked in our place.


Cheers!


To Be Continued...

...off to Orange where i will read the new Harry Potter! I got it in the mail today...so i'm very excited. All you people out there who think you're just too cool for school can go read the dictionary.


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