We met our friends, Brent and Shannon, in Italy after Brent finished up attending a conference there. We started in Florence and drove through Chianti and Tuscany to Rome, making a few stops along the way. It was beautiful. We would love to go back and see the rest of the country.
The campanile of the Basilica di Santa Maria del Fiore, the Duomo in Florence.
A view of Florence from the campanile.
Lunching in Siena
Il Campo, in Siena, from a tower we climbed.
On the tower in Siena
Siena
The rest of the Duomo in Florence.
The River Arno that runs through Florence.
Dinner in Florence.
With Brent and Shannon.
Countryside with sheep outside of Volterra.
One tower from another tower in San Gimignano.
The Ponte Vecchio in Florence.
Wine tasting in Chianti.
Chianti countryside.
Brent and Shannon on the balcony in Montalcino.
Us on the balcony in Montalcino, with the view behind us!
Wine tasting in Tuscany.
The Pope!
The Roman Forum.
St. Peters Basilica, one of the largest churches in the world. See the tiny people at the top of the steps?
The ceiling of the Sistine Chapel.
The inside of the Roman Colloseum with the floor missing. You can see where they contained the animals and men below the floor in separate rooms.
Inside the Colloseum.
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