Waiting for our flight at Reagan National
Airport food was really bad
But we managed to eat it all
Waiting for our next flight from Heathrow
Here's Heathrow Terminal 5
We're at Fiumicino airport in Rome
Waiting for the train to transfer us to the main terminal
Waiting for our train from the airport to Termini station in Rome
Walking from the Termini Station to the hotel on Via Sistina
Amy got a flower from the restaurant we went to
Our king size bed...YAY!!!
Scene on the wall at the Vatican Museum
A painting of Sicily at the Vatican Museum
This museum is amazing
A painting at the Vativan Museum
Nice!!!
The piazza in St. Peter's Basilica
Statues of the many Catholic saints
After our tour of the Vatican Museum
One of the doors to go inside the basilica
The entrance floor of the basilica
This is ginormous
Inside the basilica
A painting in the basilica
Statues inside the basilica
Statue inside the basilica
The basilica dome
Altar in the basilica
Posing while we are still inside
Not sure which saint this is
A section to pray to Mary inside the basilica
Right underneath the dome inside the basilica
St. Peter
Amy in action :)
Piazza St. Pietro
St. Peter's Basilica entrance
I am so sleepy...
Smile Amy :)
Statue of Constantinople
Statue of saints
On the way out of the basilica
St. Peter's Basilica
On our way out of the piazza
Swiss guard
Amazing columnars surround the piazza
Amy posed
Dan with his map
What an amazing place
The street coming out of the piazza
Looking for food at 3pm - way passed our lunch time
It was already 3pm okay...I was hungry.
Hey Dan, look at my panini (seriously her panini was better than mine - I ate half of hers)
Checking where we were.
Snack time :)
Ponte Sant' Angelo
Statues and more statues
I wonder if I should buy David's underwear
Piazza Navona
Smile at Piazza Navona
Amy smiling - Yes, she must be happy :)
Making sure we are at the right spot
Trying to blend in - not sure it worked
E-mailing family at an internet cafe
One side of the Pantheon
The Pantheon is amazing
Statue inside the Pantheon
Inside the Pantheon
The glass covered hole at the top of the Pantheon
Right outside of the pantheon
What it says at the entrance of the pantheon
Crowds outside of the Pantheon
Not sure if these restaurants are any good
That fountain water is seriously dirty
Here's a kiss
We are still by that same fountain
A different view, perhaps :)
Gosh...she looked great and I looked so tired
Yes we are indeed in Rome
Horse drawn carriage
Love her...
We were lost
As we are walking back to the hotel from getting lost
Walking around in the evening at Piazza di Spagna
I wonder why the Spanish flag is raised even it's not the Spanish embassy
Finanziaria Immobiliare
scrumdeliumcious
On our way to the Roman Forum
Chiesa di San Carlo
It was such a beautiful day - perfect for sightseeing
Amy in action at a park
Don't know whose statue that was
Piazza del Quirinale
Palazzo del Quirinale
Palazzo della Consulta
Altare della Patria
Where the heck is the Colosseum?
On the way to the Colosseum
The busy road to the Colosseum
Another take please :)
Can't you tell we were so excited?
Yes, it was that warm in November in Rome. No jacket was needed.
Amy, the archeologist :)
I seriously was not mad when this picture was taken
We're about to enter the Colosseum
Well, hello there :)
Colosseum
Where the heck are we?
Amy, come here with me right now...
Arco di Constantino
Forum
We're leaving the Colosseum
Colosseum from outside
I'm tired
The Roman actors with cigarettes
What's left from the forum
Basilica Porcia
Statue of one of the Roman caesars
Italian Flag
Piazza Venezia
Fontana di Trevi with a panini at hand
Fontana di Trevi
Eating my panini at Fontana di Trevi
Having Gelato
Our small room at the Intercontinental
Fontana del Tritone
Walking around via sistina
PIazza della Repubblica
Piazza della Repubblica
Mailing our postcards to the states (did you see the McDonald's sign?)
...and yes we went to McDonald's
We won a cup of milkshake - yummy
On our way to the hard rock cafe
I got a pin
Amy's flowers
Our room in Florence
The other side of our room (it was seriously small)
The view from our room
Another view from our room
Strolling in Florence after dropping off our luggage
Amy posing in front of the Duomo
Let's get some food
The Duomo
That's our hotel
Climbing up the stairs at the hotel
The Duomo is definitely magnificent
Inside the Duomo
Inside the Duomo (no camera flash please)
Getting ready to get up to the top of the Duomo's dome
The excitement before the climb
Climbing the Duomo steps (it was seriously hard)
Dan, can you please hurry up?? You're slowing me down.
I was quite scared at this time - it was so high up.
The painting on the ceiling of the dome (very revealing)
The scene from the top of the Duomo
I looked intoxicated in this picture...gosh
Indiana???
Gelato
Champagne courtesy of the hotel...nice!!
New day to explore the city
That bank's MAC machine took my card and I was locked in inside the bank as well
Exploring the city
Different side of the Duomo
A Valentino store in Florence??
Clida Centro Linguistico
Yeah...these are nice
Florence
Palazzo Vecchio
Piazza della Signoria
Galleria degli Uffizi
In front of Galleria degli Uffizi
Should we go across the river?
Let's go over the Ponte Vecchio
On our way to Ponte Vecchio
Ponte Vecchio
On our way to Piazzale Michelangelo
On our way to Piazzale Michelangelo - The Uffizi is in the background
The Uffizi from across the river
Ponte alle Grazie
These shoes are made for walking
Damn cat
The gate going up to Piazzale Michelangelo
Well, somebody is in a good mood :)
The damn steps to go up to Piazzale Michelangelo
Going up to Piazzale Michelangelo
She had too much time on her hand
The view from Piazzale Michelangelo
At the steps to Piazzale Michelangelo
On our way back down
Those steps again - Looking good Amy
Great wall of...
The rings are in Florence
Not the original David statue
At the Piazzale Michelangelo
Church by Piazzale Michelangelo
Church by Piazzale Michelangelo - Amy loved the greens
Amy sat nice and pretty (to her left there was actually a public restroom)
Going down the steps
Walking back to the city
We got lost
This food sucked
Amy dropped this connolo...I was so mad
Some church we found on the way - I don't even remember where it was
That same church
Yup, still the same church
Pretty isn't it?
Busy street of Florence
Amy loved taking my picture in an alley
We're about to go out for dinner
About to have breakfast downstairs
The bells view from our bedroom
Can we please go get breakfast?
Some store in Florence
Chocolate!!!
Cool pic, isn't it?
...And again we're lost
Back to Piazza della Signoria for the 2nd time
Another statue of David
Inside Palazzo Vecchio
YAY!!! McDonald's
Piazza de' Pitti
The rings at Piazza de' Pitti
Our 8-Euro ice cream
Back in the room
Amy's hairdryer
Our bathroom in the hotel - it was super tiny
Just walked out of Venice's St. Lucia train station
Venice St. Lucia train station
Waiting for our waterbus
Ponte degli Scalzi view from St. Lucia train station
On the waterbus
Making sure we are going the right away
On our way to the Hilton
Arrived in Giudecca at Palanca station
Giudecca - that tower is our hotel
Water taxi
Our suite
Our nice size bathroom and it had a bidet
Right outside of the hotel
View of Venice from Giudecca
Walking back to Palanca
Back on the waterbus - View of St. Maria Salute
Alilaguna waterbus
Inside our waterbus
San Marco - San Zaccaria overlooking St. Maria Salute
Gondola
San Marco - San Zaccaria
Narrow canal
Palazzo Ducale
Yup we are in San Marco Square
San Marco Bell Tower
San Marco Cathedral
Deciding whether to go inside the bell tower or not
Amy loves this gate
A narrow alley in Venice
Very European looking for sure
Touring Venice
Rialto
Above the Rialto Bridge
LOVES Nutella
Where should we go now?
On a waterbus back to the hotel
Those rings again
Our hotel
A different view of our hotel
They welcomed us :)
At the hotel lounge
By our hotel
Walking back to the waterbus stop
Palanca
An alley in Giudecca
Walking to Redentor
What did you say?
Did you smell that?
Why are you so serious?
Touring Giudecca
Basilica di San Giorgio Maggiore
Redentore
Let me out of here
Some old folks
St. Maria Salute
A view from our waterbus
San Giorgio Maggiore
A view of San Marco from San Giorgio
All that gut was from eating paninis
San Giorgio Maggiore bell tower
A view of St. Maria Salute from San Giorgio Maggiore
Back to San Marco - San Zaccaria
On the way to the Hard Rock Cafe
Hard Rock Venice
Just bought my Hard Rock pin
San Marco Square
Walking back to the hotel from the waterbus station
Our room at the Hilton
A view from the hotel lounge
On the way down to the lounge
Breakfast time
Breakfast was FANTASTIC
Outside of the hotel
Amy by a lamp pole
Venice was flooded
I guess we're stuck inside for now
We took the hotel boat to the city
The water level was very high
Waiting in the lobby for the boat to take us to the city
Venice is flooded
Shops were still open
Back on the waterbus
Try some oranges
Back in San Marco
San Marco
Damn birds
On our way to St. Maria Salute
Getting of the waterbus to St. Maria Salute
Gondolas again
Butt shots
St. Maria Salute overlooking San Marco
It was so cold
We followed football while in Europe
There's the bidet
Amy didn't want to go home
Packed all ready to go
Are we going this way??
We spent so much time at this lounge
Very nice hotel
Lamp post by the hotel
Waiting for our Alilaguna waterbus to take us to the airport
Last minute pictures before leaving
That is how they transport groceries in Venice
The water had gone down
The dock by the hotel
The hotel boat
Amy by the lamp pole again
We are taking linea blu
Those lamp posts
Here comes our Alilaguna
Inside the Alilaguna
Venice Marcopolo Airport
Flying back to London Heathrow
