Pictures from Rome, the Vatican & Florence (dialup warning)

[NewJeffCT]

Mrs NewJeffCT rubbing St. Peter's foot for luck:


St. Peter's Square:


This one doesn't need an intro...


Inside St. Peter's Basilica:


Another somewhat famous place:


Overlooking the Forum:




Another historical site:


The Trevi Fountain:




Me in Rome:




Outside the Duomo in Florence:


Michelangelo's Plaza with a replica of David:


Overlooking Florence from a hill across the river (in Michelangelo's Plaza)

[dugaresa]

1. beautiful

did you see the "bragging" markers in the floor in St. Peters where it defines how much bigger St. Peter's is than other churches?

I thought that was really bizarre, otherwise it was unbelievable inside and to think that the entire thing is covered predominately in mosaic.

[KurtNYC]

2. I went to the same cities last month

great trip, loved Rome more than Florence. Had Rome to myslef on Sunday morning. Really. there was nobody out at 7am, just me and some cab drivers. Hope you enjoyed your trip (you guys look a little stressed in the last picture).


Perseus cutting off Medusa's head - Florence


Luigi's - one of Rome's many treasures

[NewJeffCT]

3. Probably not stressed

Probably just tired from all the running around.

[KurtNYC]

6. good -- I'm happy to be wrong about that

[siligut]

4. Beautiful photos.

I felt like I was in St. Peter's Square. Thank you for sharing.

[NewJeffCT]

5. thanks

it was a good trip, though a little tiring at times.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

7. My dear NewJeffCT!

Ah! Wonderful pics!

I love the Pieta...that's got to be challenging to photograph. Isn't it surrounded by glass?

Thank you for these...

:hi:

[NewJeffCT]

8. It's roped off

and I don't think you're supposed to take pictures, but since everybody was, we snapped some as well.

[barb162]

9. Your 13th photo

was the cathedral in Florence, right? If so, its facade has been cleaned up very nicely.

Nice photos!!

[NewJeffCT]

11. yes, that is it

It kind of dominates the city it's so big.

[supernova]

10. Love looking at your pix

:bounce:

Several I've seen would make a nice collage on the wall with larger versions. The one of Mrs NewJeffCT over the Florence skyline is really beautiful for instance.

[NewJeffCT]

12. thanks

It was easy taking pictures.

[Haole Girl]

13. Those are great!! Appreciate you sharing them!!

I even broke my "vow of silence" to let you know. :-)

[NewJeffCT]

14. No problem

I'm not worthy of breaking a vow of silence over.

Delta was good to us as well.

[Haole Girl]

15. Well...

my "vow" wasn't really "broken." I just took a very quick break from it.

Glad Delta treated you well. :-)

[DS1]

16. Dude, some woman is totally bogarting your shots

I think she likes you

[NewJeffCT]

18. I know, she kept getting in the way

what a pain in the butt.

[La Lioness Priyanka]

17. lovely!

[Captain Hilts]

19. Thanks for the tour!

[NewJeffCT]

20. Thanks - I had posted other pics of other cities

in Europe earlier in the week.

[Maccagirl]

21. What beautiful places and what a lovely couple you are

Makes me want to visit Italy more than ever. Thanks for sharing- I hope you had the trip of a lifetime.

[NewJeffCT]

22. thanks

It was a good trip, but tiring. And, we couldn't pass up $400 round trip airfares.

We did a lot of running around, both within the various cities, and to the various cities. But, next trip to Europe, I'm booking the hotels.

[Manifestor_of_Light]

23. Wow!!! VERRY COOL!!!

Che bella gente!!

Che bella patria!!!

Io voglio andare a Italia!! Pronto!!!

[fishwax]

24. wow, great pics, thanks for sharing!

:applause:

Nice to see the Duomo all restored--when we were there three years ago, they were working on it, so our pics from piazza michelangelo have scaffolding surrounding the tower.

Your pictures take me back in a new way. Thanks for sharing them! :hi: