This was our typical breakfast every morning. Pastry and cappuccino...yumm!
Sara and me rubbing the nose of the boar in the "Piggy" Market in Florence. The tradition says that if you rub this statue's nose you will return to Florence. It's worked for me so far. I am going back in a couple of weeks.
If you're not crazy about art, too bad, because I am. This is me with "the Moses" sculpted by Michelangelo! So so awesome!!
This is Sara and me at the Roman Forum...in Rome... It's really big, so I just included this one. The large tower looking section behind us shows how tall the walls of this place were. Pretty ginormous!
This is Sara and me at the Trevi fountain. The tradition at this fountain is that if you throw a coin into the fountain with your left hand over your right shoulder you will return to Rome. Again, so far it has worked for me. Sara or my mom have a great cheesy pic of us throwing in our coins. I'll have to steal it from facebook when they get their pics up, but this pic is a good one too. Awwwww....
Sara and me rubbing the nose of the boar in the "Piggy" Market in Florence. The tradition says that if you rub this statue's nose you will return to Florence. It's worked for me so far. I am going back in a couple of weeks.
If you're not crazy about art, too bad, because I am. This is me with "the Moses" sculpted by Michelangelo! So so awesome!!
This is Sara and me at the Roman Forum...in Rome... It's really big, so I just included this one. The large tower looking section behind us shows how tall the walls of this place were. Pretty ginormous!
This is Sara and me at the Trevi fountain. The tradition at this fountain is that if you throw a coin into the fountain with your left hand over your right shoulder you will return to Rome. Again, so far it has worked for me. Sara or my mom have a great cheesy pic of us throwing in our coins. I'll have to steal it from facebook when they get their pics up, but this pic is a good one too. Awwwww....
THE PANTHEON!
More art! This is the bronze alter inside of St. Peter's in the Vatican. It is done by my favorite sculptor Bernini! It's huge as you should be able to see in comparison to the people in the picture, and the bronze was all taken from the inside of the pantheon. Oh and all the stone they made St. Peters out of came from the Colosseum and the Roman Forum. That's why they are in ruins.
Last but not least is the most beautiful piece of art in St. Peter's...Michelangelo's Pieta!
So concludes my week in Florence and Rome with my mom and sister. After this tour we headed for our night train to Paris. We said a tearful goodbye in the airport, and I got on a train to London while my mom and sister headed for their flight back to the States. While I was sad to say goodbye, I couldn't wait to join Scott in London for our 5 year anniversary!
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