Tuesday, April 14, 2009

Rome and Tuscany

Cara and I met Mom and Dad for a weekend driving through Tuscany (really quite reminiscent of Chevy Chase's European Vacation from the moment we entered the rental Fiat), where we visited multiple towns in just 2 days (not all of which are shown): Greve in Chianti, San Gimignano, Volterre, Pisa, and Lucca...
These are just a few pictures from that weekend, and from my trip to Rome with mom and dad for Easter weekend after Cara's departure.
Once again, the pictures go backwards in order as I have yet to master the art of uploading pictures on to this blog- and this is just a sample- but don't worry, between both mom and dad they will have a zillion more pictures to share by the time they get back!
--Also, you may have to click on these to see the bigger version, some of them are hard to see in this small format.
Enjoy!


The Pope's Easter Blessing


Easter Morning mass in Vatican Square


The Roman Forum and Colosseum



Riding Tandem Bicycles in Lucca

Volterre

Etruscan Amphitheater Ruins in Volterre

By the cistern in San Gimignano's main piazza

The view from mom and dad's hotel terrace: the 3 towers of San Gimignano