And that was it - we headed back to Rome by way of Pisa and the coast with a five minute stop to see the Mediterranean Sea. Along that route, we found lots of interesting towns that would be so cool to stop into the next time we go. Amazing ancient towns and very cool, semi-empty beaches.
So enjoy my favorite pics - again most of the photo credit goes to my hubby. He had a great time playing photographer.
After this - I promise to go back to interior inspirations. :)
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| Ponte Vecchio - Florence @ Night |
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| Near the Uffici - beautiful carousel in the middle of the old city. |
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| No tour of Florence is complete with Michelangelo's David. |
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| Holding the Head of Medusa - I love the aged bronze |
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| Il Duomo - so beautiful on the outside and in. |
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| Villa St. Michele - designed by Michelangelo and overlooking Florence. Now a gorgeous 5-Star hotel. We were fortunate to have a wonderful meal there during our visit and spent time in their gorgeous grounds. |
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| Gorgeous gardens at St. Michele. Love the lemon trees in pots. |
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| Our pre-meal snack. How lovely. |
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| Il Duomo as seen from St. Michele |
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| Looking down on Florence. |
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| Gorgeous landscape. |
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| The gardens of St. Michele. |
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| Gorgeous pathway. |
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| Arriving just outside of Venice. Need to find parking and ditch the car for a couple of days. |
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| Ciprianni in Venice has some gorgeous gardens too. Look at these Wisteria. |
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| Night view of the Bridge of Sighs. |
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| Venice in the late morning (not early risers - even in Italy). |
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| Me in Venice. |
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| Getting lost in the residential streets. Love the laundry lines. |
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| What a lovely image. I'm sure these people really appreciate me taking a picture of their laundry and calling it beautiful. They would say I'm a crazy tourist, I'm sure. |
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| Bridge of Sighs. Prisoners would walk from the judicial halls in the Doges Palace to the jail (left to right) and were said to sigh at their last look out to beautiful Venice and their loved ones. |
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| The Doges Palace - Piazza San Marco. |
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| Beautiful color door of a residential home. |
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| Overgrown garden with the most beautiful roses - and the wrought iron fence... |
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| Getting lost in Venice. |
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| Beautiful "streets" of Venice. |
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| Gorgeous old archway. |
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| Venice canals. |
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| Love the reflection of the Basilica at night. |
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| Colored pillars - each indicated the family colors of the rich merchants who owned these amazing homes. |
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| Raining in Como. |
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| Como. |
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| Childrens park on the lakefront of Como. Zucchero = sugar. So sweet! |
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| The Basilica in Como - another gorgeous cathedral. |
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| Rainy paths of Bellagio. My husband took this picture and I promptly fell on my bum. He took a picture of that too, but I'm not putting that on here! :) |
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| My gorgeous 102 year old Great Aunt Josephina. It had been 13 years since the last time I had seen her. How fortunate that I was able to see her again. |
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| I don't know what this is, but it's in Como. Pretty isn't it? I would like to live there. Just one room would do. |
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| Only in Italy would they say - that's good enough. People are always amazed at how much it actually leans. Steve could not get enough. It really does lean - a lot. The fact that it hasn't landed on someone's head says a lot about the engineers that supported it - and left it like that. |
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| The photographer, my husband Steve, looking out over the Mediterranean Sea. Next time? |
That's it y'all. Hope you enjoyed all the images as much as I enjoyed watching my husband take them.
Up next... Some interiors - I promise.
Enjoy the rest of your Memorial Weekend!
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