Italy

I traveled to Italy (Rome & Florence) and London a few weeks ago.  It was a crazy week and a half of traveling but with well-planned itineraries the whole voyage went off without a problem!  Here are some photos from Italy, I will post more on London later!  (Thank you to my friends who let me borrow a few of their photos to use in this post!)

Boarding the plane to Italy after lots of anticipation for our traveling!

First day in Rome.  Checked into our hostels then walked outside into the beautiful sunset on the even more beautiful architecture

Zoe and I next to a building that I believe is dedicated to Italian immigration history.

The Pantheon!

Gelato in Italy -- officially AMAZING

Tossing coins into the Trevi Fountain to ensure our return to Rome

Zoe & I walking down the streets of Rome

Zoe and I took a 4 hour train ride from Rome to Florence.  This was what sorts of things we saw out the window!

This photo doesn't capture the beauty of Il Duomo.  The pink and green marble is utterly exquisite.

Spicy pasta "arrabiata"

Impressive camera work by Zoe to get me and this huge building all in one photo

Me next to the Arno River in Florence

My map reading skills have improved significantly since this trip!

Delicious pesto pizza in Florence!!

This was in the Vatican museum.  There was so much art in this museum that if you spend 60 seconds looking at each individual work you would have to spend 7 YEARS in there!! 

River Arno during the day - with Ponte Vecchio

River Arno at night

We journeyed up many steps to the Plaza de Michalangelo to get this view of all of Florence.  It was well worth it!

After 1 day in Florence we went back to Rome, to see the colosseum!

Here is me and Zoe in the Colosseum

We ended our trip with a visit to St. Peter's Square.