Running through the heart of Venice, from near the train station to the area immediately west of Piazza San Marco, the Grand Canal is the…
Continue reading → Wayback Wednesday: Venice, Italy ~ The Grand Canal
Getting around Venice by the city’s water buses, called “vaporetti” in Italian, can potentially be expensive but one of the cheaper vaporetti tickets you can…
Continue reading → Wayback Wednesday: November 7, 2018 ~ Venice, Italy (San Giorgio Maggiore Island)
Along the southern edge of Venice’s main islands is Piazza San Marco, the largest and most famous square in the city. During peak tourism season…
Continue reading → Wayback Wednesday: October 31, 2018 ~ Venice, Italy (Piazza San Marco)
On a bright, sunny day in Rome I was wandering around the central part of the city and came to Trevi Fountain, one of the…
Continue reading → Wayback Wednesday: October 24, 2018 ~ Rome, Italy (Trevi Fountain)
On one of my days in Rome I rode a bus across town in the direction of the Vatican but I got off before it…
Continue reading → Wayback Wednesday: October 17, 2018 ~ Rome, Italy (Castel Sant’Angelo)
In the latter half of a long day of walking around Rome I arrived at the city’s famed Spanish Steps, or “Scalina Spagna” as they…
Continue reading → Wayback Wednesday: October 10, 2018 ~ Rome, Italy (Spanish Steps)
If you follow me on Instagram you probably saw the three photos I published last week from when I visited the remains of the Colosseum…
Continue reading → Wayback Wednesday: October 3, 2018 ~ Rome, Italy (Colosseum)
I had some extra time while I was in Florence, Italy, so I decided to pay a visit to the town of Pisa to see…
Continue reading → Wayback Wednesday: September 26, 2018 ~ Pisa, Italy
One of the main attractions of Florence is the Accademia Gallery. Inside the gallery are numerous statues and other works of art but the thing…
Continue reading → Wayback Wednesday: September 19, 2018 ~ Florence, Italy (Accademia Gallery)
I arrived in Florence to find that the rainstorm that had dumped on me in Milan had apparently followed me south but by the time…
Continue reading → Wayback Wednesday: September 12, 2018 ~ Florence, Italy (Piazzale Michelangelo)
