ilovelongvacation - Milan D13 and D14

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The Last Supper at Piazza Santa Maria delle Grazie II, which we did not manage to see :(

ilovelongvacation - Milan D12

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Duomo di Milano, with 'saints' overlooking the city :)

ilovelongvacation - Venice D11

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- D11 in Venice, in Murano and Burano

Fall in love with the islands famed for its glass and lace. Here's a pretty side of Murano!

ilovelongvacation - Venice D10

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- D10 in Venice, in St Mark's Square

Bridge of Sighs has a beautiful story behind it. The bridge linked the court and the cells. So all prisoners had to pass the bridge to their cells. As they took a last look through the window on the bridge, they will sigh because it was their last look at the outside world. Perhaps a sigh that lamented the lost of freedom?

ilovelongvacation - Venice D10

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- D10 in Venice, all about the Grand Canal

Pretty Grand Canal. Here's a peek :P

ilovelongvacation - Venice D9

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Venice so reminds me of Australia. So blue. So Sunny. Yet so Cold.

ilovelongvacation - Florence D8

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David is the icon of Florence! Check him out! :P

ilovelongvacation - San Gimignano D7

Hot from the press https://ilovelongvacation.wordpress.com/ - D7 in San Gimignano Here's a meaningful picture taken in Italy - Outside a ceramics shop. When you travel, just seize the day - it's highly likely that we will not visit a foreign land twice, contrary of what we think.

ilovelongvacation - Siena D7

Hot from the press https://ilovelongvacation.wordpress.com/ - D7 in Siena Here's one of my favorites picture taken in Italy - The Cathedral of Siena :)

ilovelongvacation - Florence D6 (150th anniversary of unification of Italy)

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We witnessed the parade celebrating the 150th anniversary of unification of Italy!

ilovelongvacation - Florence/Pisa D6

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Here's one of my favorites picture taken in Italy - on top of the Leaning Tower of Pisa :) Courtesy of ML?MQ (I really don't remember but thank you! haha)

ilovelongvacation - Florence D5

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- D5 in Florence!

Here's one of my favorites picture taken in Italy - on the train to Florence :)

ilovelongvacation - Rome D4

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- D4 in Rome!

Here's another of my favorites picture taken in Rome :)

The Roman Forum - a beautiful reflection of the remains of time...

ilovelongvacation - Rome D3

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Here's another of my favorites picture taken in Rome :)

ilovelongvacation - Rome D2

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Here's a glimpse of one of my favorites picture taken in Rome :)


Arch of Constantine in the background

Moon River

When I took these two pictures in Piazza Navona, Rome, a street basker was playing Moon River in the background. Come to think of it, Moon River brings back good memories and so does Italy. A picture tells a thousand words and here are the pictures of Rome and Florence!

Renaissance Rome

It was surreal to wander through the palaces in the Vatican City which housed the popes and where artists like Michelangelo and Raphael left their beautiful marks. Although the trough of people made it difficult to really sit back and appreciate their work, the magnitude of their commissioned works both amazed and touched me.

Rainy Rome

It was raining all day when we went to the Colosseum yesterday. It was such a cold cold day. In the end, we skipped the Roman Forum and surrounding attractions around the area and went shopping at Spagna - the infamous spanish steps instead. We weaved in and out of the branded shops like LV, Gucci etc. It was amazing to see so many chinese around - its like the bags were free!
Leaving the room in a few minutes to the Vatican City. Hope Rome is no more rainy today!