It was all a fairy tale from the beautiful wedding of my son, Brett and
his fiancee, Stephanie to enjoying Rome with my grandkids, Bodhi and Shayne to
driving all by myself from Rome Airport to Pienza and back…not without some
trepidation. But hey! I had Siri so what
could go wrong!!!
I didn’t take any photos of the wedding so I thank my daughter-in-law,
Melissa for her photos. With all my ventures into Italy, this was my first time in Rome and I was so impressed with the Colosseum
and the Vatican. In the past, I’ve taken many photos
of Pienza so this time I sought to capture something different.
Please enjoy the adventure along with me…………
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| Finally, I made it to Taormina, Sicily to have dinner with my grandkids! |
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| Who doesn't like gelato! |
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| Getting ready for the wedding--junior bridesmaid and bride:) |
Possibly Men in Black! As they were making their way to the wedding, people were coming out of stores taking photos and parting the way............
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| What can I say...the wedding and venue were touching and spectacular! |
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| My grandkids! |
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| ....with the Mediterranean Sea in the background.... |
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| My older son, Gary and best man. |
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| Everyone got a tiny bottle of Limoncello:) |
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| ....and the ancient Greco Roman Theatre on the other side.... |
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| The hilltop town of Taormina. |
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| This is Taormina's seaside and to get down there from up top you have to take a funicular AND then still walk down many steps! |
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| My only photo of Mt. Etna, an active volcano was from the taxi window! Next time:) |
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| The Colosseum...so incredible! |
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| I couldn't resist. |
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| Anybody can take a photo of the Trevi Fountain, but I wanted to capture the crowds trying to get a selfie while throwing a coin in for good luck! |
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| Inside the Pantheon. |
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| The Vatican with St. Peter's Basilica. |
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| On our way to the Sistine Chapel. |
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| Inside St. Peter's which goes on and on forever. We were able to go down into the crypt where the popes are buried. |
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| The pope's balcony that you see on tv. |
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| Ah! the quiet of LeTraverse looking towards the hilltop village of Pienza:) |
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| My Pienza even though it was very hot! |
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| My dear friend, Pinuccia who owns LeTraverse, the agriturismo. |
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| I met her grandson, Eduardo and his friends and enjoyed a wonderful lunch at her home. |
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| Out for a walk.... |
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| The best panna cotta! |
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| We attended a Juilliard concert inside this ancient little church. Wonderful! |
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| Afterwards, dinner and wine were provided by the village. |
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| Saying goodbye to Pienza for now.... |
