Final Stop: Italy

We only had a few days left for our trip, so we crammed a lot in to be able to see everything we wanted to in Italy. I would love to go back and spend more time there because I really loved Italy!

Our first stop was Milan. We got there in the evening but only planned on staying the night there. We hadn’t booked a hotel in advance and had to try several before we could find one with a vacancy! After a bit of walking, we found one and luckily it turned out to be a nice one!

The next morning, we left for Venice. We were only able to stay there for a few hours but it was fun to see a city with all of its transportation being on canals!

By afternoon, it was time to take off for Florence. I loved the streets and the Italian feel.

There were also several churches that we went to see. They had such amazing architecture!

This one was M’s favorite because it looks fake in background.

We also saw lots and lots of art.

M strategically placed his head to block certain parts of the David statue…

I am pretty clueless when it comes to art, so the magnificence of Florence was kind of wasted on me. Rather than seeing the beauty in it, I just felt like there were way too many naked people {for some reason, that’s considered art... gross.} everywhere!

But Florence had plenty of other things that made it amazing. Like this bridge…

And the food was amazing. Oh I love Italian food!!

Then came the time to leave for Rome. Of the time we had allotted for Italy, we decided to spend the majority of it in Rome, and I’m so glad we did! I loved Rome!

We took a tour of the Colosseum and the Roman Forum. Our main reason for signing up for the tour was so that we could skip the lines, but it turned out we had excellent guides that really made everything come to life.

Our tour was so good that we signed up for their tour of the Vatican as well! The guide we had actually works with National Geographic and knows so many fascinating facts.

The tour he gave for the Vatican was focused on Michelangelo, because the tour would be ending in the Sistine Chapel. He talked about details that blew my mind—such as the fact that Michelangelo had never painted before creating that masterpiece. Our guide pointed out obvious flaws in his work and explained how Michelangelo was an amazing creative genius, even though his actual masterpieces were lacking in true talent. {If that doesn’t make sense, come talk to me one day and I’ll show you examples. It’s truly fascinating!}