Tuesday, February 5, 2013

Wordless Wednesday: Italy

Once again, I am joining Create With Joy's Wordless Wednesday.

Well, I just finished reading the latest in the Heroes of Olympus series, The Mark of Athena by Rick Riordan.  I'll put up my review of that tomorrow, but reading about Rome (where it takes place) brought me back to my Italy trip of 04-05 (we were there over New Years).

We went to Bologna, Florence and Rome.  Florence was an amazingly fun place to spend NYE.  Everyone gets their own bottle of champagne.  You roam (rome? ha!) the streets and drink your bubbly and when you're done? Drop it on the ground.  All the roads were covered in an inch of glass.  It was surreal.
The view from our window in Florence

A younger hubs and me from the top of the Duomo in Florence


However, after NYE, we made our way down to Rome, which is amazing. The Roman Forum, the Pantheon, The Coliseum, Circus Maximus, Piazza Navonna.  Amazing!  And then the Vatican!  Most amazing church/building I've ever been in. After Rome, we hit up Pompeii.  It was just a quick train ride to Pompeii and it was by far the most beautiful, haunting place I've ever been.
This is a statue there.  I have NO idea who it's of, but the eye really does look like that.  Spooky!



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11 comments:

  1. @SnowyWestieFebruary 5, 2013 at 3:57 PM

    Rome on NYE sounds like a blast! That spooky bronze guy would be great for security! Love the pictures!

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    1. SusFebruary 5, 2013 at 3:59 PM

      Italy is amazing. I absolutely loved it. And yeah, that statue is awesome! Beware the eye!

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  2. ChristineFebruary 5, 2013 at 4:18 PM

    Italy is most definitely on my list of places I want to travel to -- sounds like it was an amazing trip!

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    1. SusFebruary 5, 2013 at 4:22 PM

      It was - I went with my two best friends as well as my husband and my friend's fiance. It was incredible.

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  3. Veronica LeeFebruary 6, 2013 at 1:40 AM

    Italy's on my bucket list too. Love the pics.

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    1. SusFebruary 6, 2013 at 1:24 PM

      Thanks for stopping by! Italy is great - amazing food, too.

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  4. AnonymousFebruary 6, 2013 at 8:15 AM

    Happy Wordless Wednesday.
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    Have a great Wednesday.
    Nan
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  5. TamaraFebruary 8, 2013 at 3:00 PM

    That's so cool that you've been to those places!! It sounds amazing. I'd love to see Florence and Rome. I'm so jealous. haha

    REALLY sorry I haven't visited your blog for awhile, I've just been super busy.

    I left you an award on my blog. :) It's not a hard one where you have to answer questions or anything, you pretty much just have to pick it up. haha. And I promise to try to stop by more often!

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    1. SusFebruary 13, 2013 at 2:56 PM

      Please don't apologize. I've been off the radar this week, so I've missed a ton. I'm just glad to see your beautiful profile pic. :)

      Thanks for the award! You're the bestest!

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  6. Kristin AquariannFebruary 13, 2013 at 3:47 PM

    What an amazing trip! I hope to visit Italy someday.

    ♥ aquariann
    Featured Photo: Red Flower Bouquet

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