The Amalfi Coast

 Unforgettable lunch and as a bonus, with great food!

 Learning how limoncello is made

 The view from our hotel's breakfast balcony

Rome - the Eternal City

 The Colloseum is named for a massive statue called the 'Collosus' which used to stand nearby. It was built using spoils from the sack of Jerusalem in AD 70. It was finished by AD 80. 

 Piazza Navona is considered to be one of the most beautiful squares in Rome.

 Ruins of Trajans Forum

 Details of the Trevi Fountain

The memorial to Vittorio Emmanuele, the first king of the united Italy

Pompei is always amazing

 The Amphitheater is in near perfect condition having been covered in ash in 79 AD

It could hold up to 20,000 spectactors

 

Chilling reminder of the past. This table is documented

as having belonged to the man who stabbed Julius Caesar.

His name was Casca Longus. 

Advertising for a women's clothing store along the 

main avenue

View over the ruins

 These Roman streets were not made for sandals! Ruts where the carts passed can easily be identified. Stepping stones (background) kept pedestrians out of the muck.

View of the town and Vesuvius in the background

Visiting Venice

 Just off the plane and arriving in Venice in style by private water taxi

An artist waits for business near our hotel

The mansion Ca Rezzonico, which we toured

Tourists happy with their 20 dollar cups of coffee
on the Piazza San Marco. At least they get live music

Gondolas and a view across the lagoon

The little back alley place where we had lunch

Visiting Florence, Birthplace of the Italian Renaissance

A one-eyed artist at work

Lunch appetizer

Why aren't these tourist buying advance passes?

The dome of the Duomo from the

front of the Palazzo Vecchio

City view from the burial place of the author of Pinocchio

Baptisty doors by Ghiberti, 15th century

The Ponte Vecchio