Italy 1996 - DRKester

Small towns

DRKester — Sat, 04 May 1996 00:00:00 GMT

We drove to several small towns as we wandered south from Florence to Rome. One of the more interesting was Orvieto, which is a really small town crowded on the top of a hill.

Orvieto narrow street

One of the streets was so narrow that Rick could reach both buildings out the car windows.

Orvieto Cathedral

The town cathedral was amazing.

Orvieto

The grapes and other crops were at the foot of the hill.

Pisa and Cinque Terre

DRKester — Thu, 02 May 1996 00:00:00 GMT

We drove to Pisa, and did all the usual tourist activities.

Rick saves the Leaning Tower of Pisa

We also climbed to the top of the Domo. We weren't allowed to climb the Leaning Tower.

Then we went to the coast and drove along the hillside of Cinque Terre to Vernazza.

Cinque Terre

We'd intended to ride the train between cities, but unfortunately, they had a one-day train strike. So we took a boat instead.

Ferrari Museum

DRKester — Wed, 01 May 1996 00:00:00 GMT

We flew into Madrid and rented a car. After a quick tour of the city, we headed to Verona.

After that we went to the Ferrari Museum.

Ferrari Museum

Venice

DRKester — Fri, 10 May 1996 00:00:00 GMT

We took the water ferry to our hotel.

Looking across at our hotel

Bridge with shops.

Gondola.

Gondolas

Dali museum.

Dali museum

St Marks Square.

St Marks Square

If we had to do it over, we'd start in Venice. Lots to see, and you need to do most on foot. Better to do it before Rome.

Rome

DRKester — Mon, 06 May 1996 00:00:00 GMT

We turned in the car, and spent 3 days in Rome. We had to see the Colliseum.

Colliseum

And Trivoli Fountain.

Trivoli Fountain

And the Vatican.

Vatican

And the Spanish Steps.

Spanish steps

We then hopped on a train bound for Venice.

On the Train

Florence

DRKester — Fri, 03 May 1996 00:00:00 GMT

We stayed outside Florence in a small town on the hill called Fiesole.

Fiesole overlooking Florence

Our plan was to take the bus into Florence. Alas, they were having a one day bus strike, so we drove in and parked illegally in the town.

We climbed the doma in the church.

Pretty tight as you get to the top.

Climbing to top Inside church dome

But, the view is worth the effort.

Florence

We also went to several museums. The most interesting was the Museum of Science.

Museum of Science

One room is filled with a giant model of the galaxy, with all the orbs rotating around the earth.