Wednesday, 3 December 2008

Venezia

Venice you clowns.




Megs cruises into Venice on the water bus.







View from the water bus as it manages the busy Grand Canal.







Our very Venetian room.






Follow the music and you find the only late night spot in Venice.








Piazza San Marco







San Marco's






The building we dubbed the Louis Vuitton.






Megan's Venetian villa.







Walking the canals.






A very flaming photo.






Megan after her visit with the Cheese man, enjoys his delicacy, in order, as she thinks of him fondly.






Taking the water bus out of town.

Firenze

The view just outside our hotel door on the Piazza de Signoria.




Pic of the bedroom in our massive apartment on the square.




Megan just after narrowly escaping death on the merry-go-round.





Ponte Vecchio




Duomo. One of the largest churches in Europe. Massive.





Megan climbing the dome. 463 steps from bottom to the top of the Duomo.






The painting on the inside of the dome.






Don't look down.



Worth the hike.



Gorgeous




All growed up and sophisticated.




We deserved a drink after all those steps.





The happy couple.



Ciao Florence.

Rome…yes?…continue

The first thing we saw in Rome. Incredible.



Incredible.




"Hey Megan"
"Yeah Palmer?"
"Did you see that ridiculously old stadium behind us?"


It's just so old!



When in Rome! (Guess you all saw that one coming) Drink a giant mojito in the Trastevere.



Awesome obelisk that the Romans stole from the Egyptians. Stands in the center of Piazza del Popolo.




View of the city from over the piazza.




Look closely and see me chilling on some very old ruins that overlook the piazza.




Palm trees cast shadows on the buildings surrounding Piazza di Spagna.





Via Condotti and the Spanish Steps.





Monumento a Vittorio.





Flippin old and amazing. The Pantheon.




The domed roof of the Pantheon, ocular and all.





Wine, cheese, prosciutto, and a view of the Pantheon.



Back to the Colosseum for a daylight view.




Megan dreams of Gladiators.




I dream of being mulled by a tiger in front of thousands.




From the upper deck of the Colosseo.





Palatine Hill.






Just amazing to actually see all this in person. Beautiful.





Megan outside of her villa on the Palantine Hill.