It's January, only four months or so since we went to Italy. I'm not behind at all. So here's to catching up... again.

Happy Ten years to us!

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 Our first minutes in Rome, jet lagged and starving...problem solved.

 Nightly search for the best Gelato flavors 

 Vatican City

 Andy found some gummies, he's happy.

Cavour bridge

 The best Lasagna ever!!! Seriously, ever!

Yep, lost in Rome ha ha!

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 Back to Rome and to the Vatican Museum

Crepe break- covered in Nutella and so yummy!

The Roman Forum

 Arch of Titus

It poured and poured!

 Just some teeny tiny ancient arches...

 The Colosseum

 I was a little excited!

 The Capitol

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FLORENCE

The Florence Duomo- third largest in the world

 Catch your breath spot, then back to climbing

 We made it to the top!!!

 steep, narrow graffiti-ed stairs 

 Clip of the fresco painted on the inside of the Duomo

 It's pinocchio

 The fake David

 "And this David..."

 Mounds of Gelato- so so delicious

 Bronzed Boar, people rub his nose for good luck

 Yummy Calzone

 Ponte Vecchio

 Inside the Uffizi

 Bronzed door to the Baptistery

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Rome- VATICAN CITY

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Another day in ROME

 Group of guys from Kenya, very talented and fun to watch!

 Street entertainers

 The painting we had made for the boys.

"A flower for good luck"

 Tartufo- Italian ice cream truffle dessert

 Enjoying our expensive sodas

 The biggest rose ever!

 Trevi Fountain

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CINQUE TERRE

 Hiking through Cinque Terre

Such a neat group of cities,absolutely breathtaking and incredible!!!

Waiting for a train...

 Dinner at the beach in Cinque Terre

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 We took a train to Naples, then switched over to one and went to Popmeii for a day of hiking and exploring. Don't worry we got some Napoleon pizza that night.

 Climbing Mt Vesuvius- this is the giant crater!

 A visit to Pompeii

 Thank you Rick Steve's for your audio tours!

 It was so incredibly hot I had to rock the high ponytail.

 One of the few statues left in Pompeii, the rest are in the museum

It's an Andy statue!

 Finally made it back to Naples for some authentic Napoleon pizza! it is the best pizza ever!
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VENICE

 Paying for the potty...

 Our day trip to Venice! best day ever!

 Our Gondola ride!!! Check that off my bucket list!

 Getting a little lost in Venice, I totally recommend this. So so fun to just wander wherever and find our way back.

 Public drinking fountain

 Masquerade masks for sell

Seriously such an amazing vacation/ excursion. We hiked, we explored, we ate, we ate some more, we hiked some more and loved everything. I highly recommend the Gelato diet!