William and I captured this wonderful photo of Venice early morning. I think it is the romantic Venice we all have read about. And here is the romantic lane we called home while here in the “City of Bridges” We were right on a canal so we had gondoliers coming by our window all the…

I’ve really enjoyed the letters that Lela wrote for me to open in each of the Italian Cities.  I read this note at the Duomo also called the Santa Maria del Fiore which is the main church of Florence.  Our Airbnb apartment was only steps from this church so we managed to find our way…

The first evening we arrived in Florence we went out for a little walk just to get our bearings and to be prepared for our exploration the next morning.  When we came upon the Duomo unexpectedly it took our breath away.  This Church is over four city blocks in size!  Click here for a night time…

I absolutely loved Salerno and William and I are very sad to say Bye Bye (that is how Italians say good bye).  Our Airbnb stay was fantastic.  Our host, JohnLuigno served  breakfast to us every morning and made sure we had all we needed before heading out to his work.  He is an architect traveling…

If you all know William, then you can understand that going to Napoli would have to include a slice of pizza.  After all Naples is where pizza originated. Yesterday I posted that in Pompei everything  was untouched and you could even see the art work on the walls.  And that was true as my photo’s…

Salerno is a busy sea port on the Mediterain Sea so you know William is loving it here!   Here is a picture of our Airbnb room for the next few days.  Using Airbnb rooms is new to us, but William and I have loved our accommodations so far.  I hear that in Venice our…

After leaving Rome William and I traveled south to Salerno so we could explore the ruins at Pompei.  When the Volcano erupted in 79 AD I thought the inhabitants of Pomeii were completely covered in Lava but in fact the ash that fell is what suffocated them.  These ruins are spectacularly preserved – so much…

We know it as the Roman Colosseum but it was actually called Flavian Ampitheatre.  The impressive fact I will remember is that it took only 8 years to build it – finished in the year 80AD.  It seated 50,000 and had only 18 bathrooms. This shows the Great Gladiator Arena.  At the back notice a…

In planning our stay in Rome, William and I decided to stay in Trastevere.  Trastevere means the other side of the river.  It is actually one of the liviest neighborhoods in Rome which is located on the opposite bank of the Tibre River.  It lies just steps away from the river and all the major…

William and I started out early this morning to visit the Vatican Museum.  On the advice of our host here in Rome we had purchased our tickets in advance so once we arrived there was no waiting.  And believe me there was a lot of people there to see the Vatican.  We had the best…