Venice

A few more photos of Venice.

Venice

Venice is a really special and unique city. It was a much larger city than we expected. We had bad weather there, but it was still fun.

The Vatican

Vatican City is a separate soverign state within Rome, and home to St. Peter's Basilica and some of the world's most famous art. I am not a huge fan of art, but the thing that was the most spectacular of everything was the Sistine Chapel. The famous ceiling that was painted by Michaelangelo. He started painting it in 1500. Here are just a few of the tons of photos we took.

Luis loved this ancient ruin area

This area is called the Castel Sant'Angelo, rising above the river. It served as an army barracks, papal citadel, imperial tomb and medieval prison. Today the 58 room museum traces the castle's near 2,000 year history.

The Coliseum in Rome

Another spectacular area of Rome -- the famous ancient Coliseum. The city has built up around this gorgeous ruin area, and you literally walk down a street and turn a corner and run into this gorgeous site. The whole city is breathtaking.

One of my favorite areas of Rome

This beautiful area is located right next to the famous Forum area, which is very near the Coliseum.

Luis at the Parthanon in Rome

I love this photo of Luis

The Spanish Steps in Rome

This is one of many gorgeous and famous places in Rome called the Spanish Steps.

Rome

We just returned from a fabulous trip to Rome and Venice. I was very fortunate to be able to go along with Luis on a business trip, and he was able to spend a few extra days with me exploring all the sites. I absolutely love Rome -- all the beautiful historical places. The city is 2,750 years old which is really hard to comprehend. Here are just a few of my favorites.