Italy 1999

In November 1999 my Mom and I made a trip to Italy.  We visited Venice, Florence, and Rome.

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Venice: Mom in St. Mark's Square (Piazza San Marco).

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Venice: View along the Grand Canal. Taken from the vaporetto - boats which function as buses and have regular routes.

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 Florence: View of the Ponte Vecchio.

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Florence: View of the Duomo.

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Rome: St. Peter's Basilica.

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Rome:  Mom and I climbed to the top of the cupola of St. Peter's.  This is the view of Rome from the cupola.

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Rome: Gardens on the Palantine Hill.

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Rome: Mom admiring a fresco by the monk Fra Angelica. The Museum and Church of San Marco.

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Pompeii with Mt. Vesuvius in the background. The Roman town of Pompeii was buried in 79 AD by a volcanic eruption.