So I promised not to bore you with travel photos. However, Italy is one great photo opportunity. My wife and I spent time in Venice, Burano, Lucca, Cinque Terre, San Gimignano, Volterra and ending up in Milan. Here's a sampling of the photos of a beautiful country. I will let the photos speak for themselves...for the most part.
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Busy Waterways of Venice
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Busy waterfront in Venice
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This canal was on our walk home to the hotel at night. Dali is looking over us..
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St Marks Square at night |
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The Campanile at St Marks, Venice |
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Had to do the tourist thing in Venice
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Burano - No, there is nothing wrong with your eyes...the church is tilting |
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Burano Windows |
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All the houses are required to be painted according to a color code |
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Waterways are a part of life in Burano |
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One of the five towns in Cinque Terre |
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A view from up top |
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Fishing boats and taxis all in one |
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Boats at low tide in Cinque Terre |
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My beautiful wife Amy in Lucca |
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The market in Lucca |
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Snacks at the market of all types
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Immediately in the center of this photo, is the patio of our apartment in Lucca. Charming! |
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And of course it rained |
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We had some weather one evening in Lucca |
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People, bicycles and cars roam this street |
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Torre Guinigi view |
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This wall which surrounds the city of Lucca is 40 feet tall and was constructed in the 1400's. It now serves as a walking and riding path for the city. |
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San Gimignano looking down |
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San Gimignano
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Volterra |
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What's a drive through the countryside without sheep |
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The Duomo of Milan |
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Inside Galleria Vittorio Emmanuel II for shopping? For only those with Titanium Amex Card please |
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Sunset in Milan with the Duomo on the left. Time for our journey home |