Swiss guards at Vatican. Change of guards, one to another, captured together.
italy
sLightly over-shadowed
Sea to believe
This is a small village called Monterosso, which is part of Cinque Terre a collection of ‘five – lands/ five villages’. It is located in North West Italy and is now a UNESCO World heritage Site. In ancient and medieval times, this was an outpost often invaded by pirates and Vikings.
We trekked 2 hours to a cliff top and got this gorgeous view of the village.
Rowing houses
The lucky fountain
The Trevi Fountain in Rome is such a magical place…the maddening rain did not stop hordes of tourists like me from going and throwing in a few cents, hoping that those would bring them back here someday!!
Station with a view
The 5 villages that make up the Cinque Terre national park on the italian coast are all connected by this train track which runs along the edge of the cliff…such a beautiful place!
Theatricality!
I happened to be in Venice for their famous Carnival, and the seafront boardwalk was buzzing with masked and costumed people, with their faces painted and plenty of vendors probably having their highest sales for the year! Check it out on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carnival_of_Venice
The colosseum
The Colosseum at Rome – at night. Quite a sight, to see the magnificent way in which they built something to watch the olden day version of Man vs. Beast.
of cliffs and the mediterranean sea…
This place is seriously amazing! Walking along the paths cut into the rock cliff, watching the amazing blue sea!
Noisy Pilgrims 