** ITALY WITH FRIENDS JOURNAL PHOTOS**
Rozypal Family Best of Italy Tour (October 8 - 20, 2011)
Santa Maria Sopra Minerva church. The ancient Pantheon.Delicous meal al fresco at Piazza Navona.Piazza Navona with the Fountain of four rivers.First gelato adventure. YUM!A lovely evening in Roma.
Heading up the stairs to the Capital Hill.A really big foot in the Capitoline Museum.Bonnie finds her a real man.The Roman Forum.A food festival on Via dei Fori Imperiale.Bonnie gets some roasted corn at the festival.
The magnificent Roman Colosseum.Inside the Roman Colosseum.Bringing back Pat's altar boy days.Bonnie gets a lesson on slicing vegetables at Campo dei Fiore.Castel Sant' Angelo.Enjoying some yummy pizza for lunch.
A visit to Vatican City and St. Peter's.Wonders of the Vatican Museum.Inside St. Peter's Basilica.I sure hope they wished for something really good.The Spanish Steps.A final wish for a return to Rome at the Trevi Fountain.
The vineyars of Avignonesi.Enjoying a tour of the winery.Future Vin Santo.Time for a delicious lunch with a view.Beautiful table.Pat's first taste of Grappa.
Shopping the steep streets of Cortona.Our little hide away near Cortona.A beautiful full moon over Cortona.Lovely restaurant which used to be the stables.Delcious Tuscan breakfast.The entry gate to Montepulciano.
Taking some time for some yummy hot chocolate.in Montepulciano.Views from Montepulciano.The little lanes in Montepulciano.Beautiful scenery around Montepulciano.First artwork purchase in Monntepulciano.Bonnie finds something she cannot resist.
San Gimignano, the city of towers. Enjoying market day in San Gimignano.Bonnie finds a friend at the market.The beautiful scenery surrounding San Gimignano.A shot from the hotel Leon Bianco window.Piazza Cisterna in San Gimignano.
A visit to Castello Banfi.Enjoying lunch at Taverna Banfi.YUMMY!The beautiful grounds of Castello Banfi.Vinyards of Castello Banfi.Wine tasting in the Enoteca.
A visit to the tiny walled town of Monterrrigione.Finding some more hand made treasure in Monterrigione.A visit to Castello Verrazzano Winery.A tour of the castle grounds with Gillian.Future Vin Santo.Pat and Bonnie with Gillian in the ancient wine cellar.
Lunch at Castello Verrazzano.The Duomo in Florence.Magical Piazza Signoria in Florence.Pat finds Ryan's favorite gelato.The Arno River and the Ponte Vecchio.Bonnie hits the gold and silver shops on the Ponte Vecchio.
I ate the whole thing at Il Latini.All that is left of our meal at Il Latini.Florence from Piazzalle Michelangelo.The Ponte Vecchio in Florence.The American Military Cemetery.A sea of marble crosses honor WWII heros.
Beautiful Castello Bevilacqua.The castle courtyard.Medieval castle treasures.Bonnie enjoying her castle suite.A delicious dessert.A visit to the Perazzi factory.
Pat in heaven at the Parazzi showroom.The Parazzi showroom.The Perazzi workshop.Getting the details right for the new shotgun.A shotgun in the making.Checking out a new gun.
A visit to fair Verona.A visit to the house of Juliett.Taking part in the tradition with Juliett.Arrival into Venice by water taxi.A nice welcome to Venice.St. Mark's Square.
A true Venice experience.A visit to the Doge's Palace.The mouth of truth at the Doge's Palace.Canals and gelato, a true Venice scene.Enjoying dessert and a Bellini in Venice.Heading across the Rialto Bridge.