Thursday, December 23, 2010

Italia!!!

Where do I begin to summarize our amazing trip to Italia?? Since I could probably write a short book on all the amazing sights and memories from our 10 day trip, I will hit the highlights from the three cities we explored and share some of my favorite pictures. To see almost all of our other pictures, check out my facebook albums.

Days 1-4:
City: Houston, TX; Frankfort, Germany; Rome Italy

Sights: Trevi Foutain, Ancient Rome-Colosseum, Roman Forum, Panthenon, Piazza Navona, Vatican City-Vatican Museum, Sistine Chapel, St. Peter's Basilica, Borgehese Gammery, Spanish Steps, Campo di Fiori, the Metro (subway), beautiful scenery

Food: German "hot dog," pizza, lots of gelato, lots of cappauccino, delicious pasta, lots of wine, amazing veal

Days 5-7
City: Florence, Italy; Pisa, Italy

Sights: locals on bicycles, archways, shops, Accademia--The David, Duomo, Baptistry, Bell Tower, Galileo Science Museum, Ponte Vecchio, market, Leaning Tower of Pisa

Food: tons of gelato, lots of wine, incredible veal, pasta, bean soups, olives, amazing sandiches, cappuccino, osso bucco

Days: 8-10
City: Venice, Italy

Sights: water!!, canals, gondolas, water taxis, flooded streets, platforms to walk on when the streets were flooded, winding streets, no cars, bridges, the Bridge of Sighs, St. Mark's Basilica, Doge's Palace, Clock Tower, Carnival masks, Correr Museum, pigeons

Food: amazing lasagna, pasta, veal, lots of wine, gelato, pizza

Favorite Rome Pictures:







Favorite Florence Pictures:












Favorite Venice Pictures:



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