IMG 4685  Rome  This is the view of St. Peter's cathedral from the window of our hotel. IMG 4699  The Vatican, Rome  The Vatican city has its own police force. The drive around in these little golf carts. IMG 4726  The Vatican, Rome IMG 4739  The Vatican, Rome IMG 4831  The Vatican, Rome IMG 4852  The Vatican, Rome
IMG 4863  The Vatican, Rome IMG 4903  The Vatican, Rome IMG 4916  The Vatican, Rome IMG 4948  The Vatican, Rome IMG 4966  Rome IMG 4986  Rome  The Spanish Steps.
IMG 4998  Rome  The view from the Spanish Steps. IMG 5009  Rome  The Trevi Fountain. IMG 5099  Rome  The Coliseum. IMG 5184  Rome  The Palatine. IMG 5242  Rome  The Pantheon. IMG 5317  Orvieto
IMG 5343  Orvieto IMG 5357  Orvieto IMG 5380  Orvieto IMG 5389  Orvieto IMG 5397  Orvieto  The roads in the village are so small they use little garbage trucks like this. IMG 5457  Florence  I thought this was cool - the little garbage trucks collect the rubbish from the small streets and then meet up with the big mother-ship garbage truck, who then collects the garbage from them.
IMG 5471  Florence  The Basilica di Santa Maria del Fiore. IMG 5480  Florence  The Basilica di Santa Maria del Fiore. IMG 5491  Florence  The Basilica di Santa Maria del Fiore. IMG 5521  Florence  The view from the Basilica di Santa Maria del Fiore. IMG 5531  Florence  A cool little three-wheeled electric car. IMG 5542  Florence
IMG 5597  Florence IMG 5647  Florence  These tiny little buses were everywhere. IMG 5670  Florence  The Ponte Vecchio. IMG 5710  The Cinque Terre  There are no cars or trucks allowed in the village, so consturction materials have to be moved around like this. IMG 5749  The Cinque Terre  Vernazza - we stayed in the yellow building in the middle of the shot. IMG 5765  The Cinque Terre  Vernazza.
IMG 5798  The Cinque Terre  Vernazza. IMG 5816  The Cinque Terre  Monterosso. IMG 5835  The Cinque Terre IMG 5888  The Cinque Terre IMG 5902  The Cinque Terre IMG 5906  The Cinque Terre
IMG 5929  The Cinque Terre IMG 5939  The Cinque Terre  Vernazza. IMG 5944  The Cinque Terre  Vernazza. IMG 5948  The Cinque Terre  Vernazza - this cat was in the same place at the same time every day. IMG 5957  The Cinque Terre  There are little shrines like this everywhere. IMG 5960  The Cinque Terre  Vernazza.
IMG 6063  The Cinque Terre  Manarola - the fishermen store their boats in the main street in the off-season. IMG 6113  The Cinque Terre  Manarola. IMG 6118  The Cinque Terre IMG 6140  The Cinque Terre IMG 6157  The Cinque Terre IMG 6194  The Cinque Terre  Vernazza.
IMG 6213  Pisa