Saturday, April 07, 2012

Our Great Italian Adventure, 2012

We have just returned from our first big trip since Molly's arrival. We traveled first to San Giovanni Valdarno, where my mom and Bernie were working, took an incredible day trip to Assisi, had a lovely afternoon in Florence, and then spent 3 wonderful days in Rome.















































The house where St. Francis was born and raised












Driving home from Assisi - Molly loved it


First moments in the hotel room in Rome




Inside the Pantheon






St. Peter's Basilica!



This is right about where my camera battery died...we commandeered Bernie and Mom's camera and will be posting their photos at a later date. I took the rest of the photos with my iPhone












St. John Lateran









Comforting Kate as she takes a rest in St. John Lateran


In the beautiful cloisters

















The Scala Sancta

Trying to convince Steve to let me install a brick oven in the house...


Fuzzy shot, but makes me smile





The Pantheon!


Waiting for the horse and carriage ride to begin



Best friends on the Spanish Steps

Nonny, Kate, Molly, and I had a lovely tea here one afternoon - very civilized.





Last walk near the hotel before leaving

Drive-by views of Roman ruins on the way to the airport




Our hotel in Rome, La Residenza


Kate basking in the sun before heading back to Warsaw


I love this view

1 comment:

Joy said...

Love your pics! The kids looked like they had a blast! Love the Spanish Steps pic of Kate and Stephen ;) Did you convince Steve on that brick oven?! David wants one! Lastly, what kind of camera do you have? It does really well in low lighting and has a nice wide angle! Awesome pics, Stephanie!