Oh Venice, where do I start? I loved every single second of our time here. What a beautiful, magical place. I could barely stop looking around long enough to catch my breath. We just had one short day to explore this enchanting island, and we spent our time just wandering up and down the canals [...]
Can't believe we're in Florence! Visiting the Uffizi Gallery museum is like taking a journey into the Renaissance. It holds some of the most important masterpieces of all time from Italian artists like Gioto, Botticelli, Leonardo, Raphael, Michelangelo and Caravaggio. The museum is organized in theme rooms about artistic periods or specific artists. So we [...]
From Pisa, we took another train to Florence. We arrived Florence a little after 1 pm and went straight to our hotel room where we relaxed after a looooong morning of traveling and climbing The Leaning Tower of Pisa! Since I had already pre-purchased ticket to see the Duomo the day we got there, I [...]
After spending 2 days in Rome, we took a train to Pisa to see the famous Leaning Tower of Pisa. After arriving at the Pisa Centrale train station, it was just an half hour walk to the Leaning Tower. We took a quick detour to view the mural of Keith Haring: Tuttomondo - the theme [...]
Legend has it that by throwing one coin into the fountain ensures a return trip to Rome. I can’t wait to go back! The Trevi Fountain is spectacular both day and night. I was lucky enough to see it in both scenarios. It is a massive, two-tiered fountain, sunk into the street and big enough [...]
On our second day of our Italy trip, we went ‘out’ of Rome to visit The Vatican City. Not exactly out and away of course since Vatican is situated within Rome itself. The Vatican City, with a population of 900, is the smallest sovereign nation in the world. It covers just over 100 acres, but [...]
After the Colosseum, we headed to the Roman Forum. Between eras of rule by kings and emperors, the Roman Forum was where the first senate and republican government held court. Today, it is an archeological site of ruins, temples and royal residences that stretch back to the 7th century B.C. It is a confusing complex [...]
All roads lead to Rome and one of the city’s most iconic buildings – the Colosseum. Built around 80AD, it once held over 50,000 spectators who came to watch the best in Roman entertainment. You could see gladiators fighting, wild animal hunts with exotic species like tigers and elephants, or plays being performed, and even [...]
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