Welcome to Day 5 of this 10 Day Travel Photo Challenge! My Dusty Flip-Flops has nominated me for this challenge, thank you my friend! My Dusty Flip-Flops and I have been following each other’s blog adventures here on WordPress since 2017. It’s always nice to reconnect! The 10 Day Travel Photo Challenge: post one photo for 10 days with no…
Category: Italy
Genoa, Italy – Wandering Around…..
The famous Piazza De Ferrari: We found the remains of a small Christmas Market in a piazza…I was able to buy my favorite Christmas Market treat – candied almonds!! In the piazza the church bells rang 12:00pm! Pictures of the church! Alleyways and narrow streets: Religious icons on building corners: Pistachio macaroon from McDonalds!! Hot…
Genoa, Italy – Porta Soprana/Walls of Genoa
While wandering…..we stumbled upon the Porta Soprana, the most popular gate of the ancient walls of Genoa! S, xo
Genoa, Italy – Genoa Cathedral
Located in the Piazza San Lorenzo, this magnificent cathedral was the center point! The Genoa Cathedral is the seat of the archbishop of Genoa and dates back to the 5th or 6th century AD. S, xo
Genoa, Italy – Arrival on Boxing Day
Michael and I woke with the view of the port of Genoa, Italy from our balcony! My first thoughts was how old the city looked! I was excited to walk through this city….but it was cold!! Brrrrr!!!! The skies looked as if it might snow!!! 🙂 We bundled up and made our way off the…
Rome, Italy – Christmas Day – Roman Forum and Arch of Septimius Severus
These two ancient ruins were really cool – because one , for centuries, was the centre of daily life in Rome, the other – the Arch of Septimius Severus – has such a cool name! Not sure if the actual emperor himself was cool – but his name sure was!!! We walked from the Piazza…
Rome, Italy – Christmas Day – Sights On Our Walk Back to the Colosseum, Our Pick Up Location
It was time to start our walk back to our pick up spot near the Colosseum. We crossed back over the River Tiber on the Ponte Sant’Angelo bridge located in front of the Castel Sant’Angelo! The bridge has 10 angel statues along it. The angel in the below pictures is the Angel With the Lance…
Rome, Italy – Christmas Day – Sights On Our Walk To Vatican City
On our walk away from the Colosseum we saw many different sights! Ancient Ruins along a walkway…. Here is the Santa Francesca Romana Church: Video of a small part of the mass within the church: As we start our walk along Via dei Fori Imperiali, a road in the centre of the city that runs…
Rome, Italy – Christmas Day – The Colosseum
Michael and I booked a Rome on Your Own tour from the ship. A bus brought us into the city centre, basically at the front door of the Colosseum! Arriving at 10:45am, we exited the bus and could wander around Rome at our leisure with a return time to the drop off point of 4:30pm. Here…
Civitavecchia, Italy – Arriving at Port in Italy on Christmas Day!
We arrived early in the morning to the port city of Civitavecchia, Italy. Michael and I didn’t explore this port city – we took a bus into Rome for the day. We saw the ship in the morning and at night when we returned! Back on the ship as we made our way to our…