Thursday, March 15, 2007

Pictures from Italy

In order of the cities I visited

Florence:






Me in front of the Duomo










The Campanile - it's next to the Duomo, and has pretty statues in the second floor windows











Two of the statues in the Loggia della Signoria











The terra cotta by Luca della Robbia that I liked so much











Me with the bank of the Arno River in Florence in the background











My first Italian gelato for the week











Outside view of the Medici Chapels













Tomb of a Medici in the Prince's Chapel












Magdalene in Museo del Opera del Duomo










Ponte Vecchio at night










The facade of Palazzo Vecchio












A city scape of Florence, as seen from the Boboli Gardens










The facade of Santa Croce










Michelangelo's tomb in Santa Croce (his was the prettiest)







Milan:






The facade of the Duomo









Me in front of the tower of Castle Sforzesco












Facade of La Scala









This the walk between the Duomo and La Scala - I thought it was quite pretty.











The window of Valentino in the Golden Quarter








Siena:








Cityscape of Siena - from left to right, you can see the tower of the Town Hall, the Church of San Domenico, and the dome of the Duomo









The Branda Fountain and San Domenico - this is one of my favorite pictures I took in Siena









Piazza della Campo








The Town Hall of Siena
















The Facade of the Duomo









The pretty fountain by the fort that I went on an excursion to picture










The percussionists by the fountain - two of them, the man and the younger boy








Finally, the sunset I saw in Italy







Pisa:





Bank of the Arno River in Pisa









The Leaning Tower of Pisa








Piazza del Duomo, with the Baptistery, the Duomo, and the Leaning Tower











View of the Alps from my plane

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