Second to last post of pictures, these are of the ancient city of Rome. http://asyouwill.com/italy/galleries/Photos_from_Europe_2012/Rome.html Tomorrow will be the Vatican, and in a week or so (hopefully) the final post will be the video of the trip

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Here are the latest pictures, these are from Siena in Tuscany: http://asyouwill.com/italy/galleries/Photos_from_Europe_2012/Siena_Tuscany.html Only two more galleries left.

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Hello everyone, I hope you have enjoyed the pictures so far.  Here are the pictures from La Spezia and Cinque Terre   http://asyouwill.com/italy/galleries/Photos_from_Europe_2012/La_Spezia_Cinque_Terre.html

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Four more days of pictures after this.  These are the first pictures I took of Italy in the watery city of Venezia : http://asyouwill.com/italy/galleries/Photos_from_Europe_2012/Venice_2012.html

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To the greater glory of God. That is what would be hoped was the purpose of building the grandeur that is St. Peter’s basilica. It was our first stop this morning, and I would recommend anyone visiting come in the morning as the angle of the sun streams light through the windows high above. Though […]

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We departed the hotel at 8:00 determined to beat at least some of the hottest weather. It was still cool in the shade, but even now, any extended time in the sun felt oppressive. Our first stop was the Trevi fountain which is fed by a roman aqueduct rebuilt in the 16th century. Another fountain […]

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Rome. Siena was a good stepping stone back to the larger, more populous world before us. Arriving at the Roma Termini, which is the largest train station I’ve ever been in, it seemed at first, like any other larger city. As one walks just a few blocks, you realize this isn’t true. Most European cities, […]

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This morning we packed up our things, strolled around the town one last time, then boarded our train to Tuscany. The train once again passed the Carrera mountains with it’s impressive marble crags. We struck up a conversation with an Australian couple who were traveling through Europe, then planned to visit New York and San […]

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First, I’d like to thank everyone who has commented. We are reading all of them and it means a lot. Second, apparently my dislike of Facebook is mutual. I decided to try “advertising” the updates on Facebook and still hardly anyone has known about the blog. So please feel free to share this with as […]

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La Spezia, is known as the gateway to Cinque Terre which is the area we have been traveling to from Venice. We left La Spezia in the morning around 10:00 am, it was already hot when we arrived back to the rail depot to catch the local train which goes through Cinque Terre. The name […]

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