Victoria station in London
London Taxicab
On the train in London
The Vatican statues
Vatican
Ben struts his stuff waiting to see the pope
Mark and Ben at the Vatican
Ben runs away
Ben on Mark's shulders
St. Peter's facade
Many people also there to see the Pope
More statues at St. Peter's.
Columns around the Piaza
Ben eats pasta after no show from the Pope
Mark needed a beer
Tuscan hillsides
Montepulciano viewed from the opposite hill
Ben eats grandma's homemade Bolognese - she must be Italian
The view from our window in Montefollonico, Tuscany
Handpainted wallpaper and ceilings in the dining room - circa 16th Century
Ceiling in the Church in Piensa
Ben gets new gloves and new binoculars.
The grapevines with the grapes we are drinking - roadside Vineyard outside Montefollonico
Labels we tasted
Mark relaxes with wine
Great legs on the Super Tuscan
Ben plays with the camera while we taste wine
Townhall in Montepulciano
Old church in Montepulciano
Inside church in Montepulciano
Outside tavern in Montefollonico
Looking cute
Eating shrimp
Eating pasta
Tuscan view
Tuscany
Olives
Men making wine
Ben checking out the wine aging
Ben messing around
Aging wine
Ben plays while the adults taste wine
Wine tasting
Ben gets bored
Looking good
He can fly
More grapes
Ceramic factory church
Icecream
Our living room
Ceiling in bedroom
View from hillside
Florence
The Duomo in Florence
Statues on the Duomo
The Rose Window on the Duomo
Bronze doors on the baptistry of the Duomo
Pasta in Florence
Florentine Steak in Florence
Mark enjoyed his steak
So did mom
Ben made a mess
Assisi from the bottom of the Hill
The view from Assisi
Assisi
Ancient Temple of Minerva in Assisi converted to a church in 1500.
Mom window shops for vestments
Mark reads and pushes sleeping Ben. Ben missed Assisi.
Old wall.
St. Francis Basilica in Assisi
St. Francis of Assisi
Mom and Dad in Assisi going to see the Basilica
Mark and Ben eat pasta at home
The results of the week
Ruins - temple to the sybil in Tivoli
Temple in Tivoli
Ben climbs on ruins
Waiting for lunch
Ben eats next to ruins
More pasta
Ben tries on mom's glasses
Hardcore
Ben is eaten by a lion in Caserta
Dad's favorite statue
Bourbon palace at Caserta
Palace at Caserta
Ben takes a break
More lions
Free to run
Hide and seek
The trulli houses in Abarabella
The markings on the roof ward of evil spirits
Ben fits right in
More trulli
Church made of Trulli
Inside the trulli church
Baroque church in Lecce
Lecce
Statues on the church in Lecce
Turkish men holding up balcony
She wolf represents Rome
Ben is bored of churches
Ruins in Lecce
On the coast in Puglia
Adriatic Sea
Ben checks out a new sea
Ben finally finds something that appeals to him
Ben got in trouble
Mom and Dad enjoy a stroll
Crypt with roman columns
Mosaic floors in church in Puglia
Dad and Jidi play ball in Galopoli
Mom and Ben enjoy Galopoli
St. Maria Maggiore in Rome
Ben slept through it
The colosseum
Ruins
Colosseum
Ben slept through the colosseum
And woke up later
Ben pretends to be a gladiator at the hotel
More gladiator
Mmmm....carbonara.
Ceiling in the vatican museum map room
Mark and Ben inside St. Peter's basilica
Ben reads Latin
Ceiling in chapel at St. Peter's.
St. Peter
Ben enjoyed the Vatican
No more pictures please.
Ben chases pigeons in the Piaza Navona
Pantheon
Pantheon ceiling
Ben and Mark throw coins in the Trevi Fountain
Ben free in the park at last to run.
At the "Bioparco" in the Rome
Ben's reward for being awesome for two weeks was a trip to the zoo.
Ben enjoys the camel for Grandpa.
Some weird bird.
Bears.
At the zoo.
Ben breaks the rules.
Pierino was a big help in Rome.
Outside the Villa in Montefollonico.
Jidi babysits
Mark paints ceramics
Mom's an artist.
It's like Color Me Mine, but Italian style.
Mark's finished piece.
Learning about vineyards.
A handmade mosaic.
Ben cleans up.
A pottery factory in Deruta.
Factory in Deruta - unfinished pieces.
Ben is dangerous
Very dangerous.
Mark helps out - even in Italy.
