8.03.2011

Istanbul


Hagia Sofia, a Christian basilica turned Muslim mosque has the most stunning interior designs I've ever seen, more beautiful than Saint Peter's Basilica in my opinion.



Topkapi Palace
The Blue Mosque

We loved visiting the bazaars!
The food in Turkey was amazing but our favorite was the sweet shops around every corner. Baklava now has a special place in my heart.

Roma

Rome, where to even begin? Such an amazing city with so much history, so many things to do and see and some yummy food to top it off.

St. Peters
Trevi Fountain
Pantheon
Sistine Chapel

School of Athens
The Roman Forum was one of the most amazing things I've ever seen. These buildings are over two thousand years old and far surpass many of the buildings that have been built in the past century. There is so much history here and it was very neat to be able to experience it.


Collosseum

As we were leaving Rome I got sick and puked on the metro. Tyler took a picture but I'll spare you ...

Pomeii

Very massive and very old and very well preserved



Florence

Duomo, very pretty.
Brunelleschi's Dome
The most beautiful statue I have ever seen in my life.

Interesting fact: David's right hand is abnormally large in proportion to the rest of his body. As Michelangelo was a phenomenal sculpture it has been speculated that he did this to represent the hand of God in David defeating Goliath; pretty neat.

Pisa


Cinque Terre

The Italian Riviera & Cinque Terre was by far my favorite part of the trip. The coastline was breathtaking and the five villages were so quaint and darling, plus they had the best gelatto out of all the places we visited which doesn't hurt.



Vernazza (where we stayed).
Monterosso
View from our room.
Riomaggiore

French Riviera


We didn't take many pictures here because I was too paranoid to take our camera to the beach. The French Riviera was lovely minus the saggy boobs that littered the beach. We had a great time and got some good sun.