 Getting our tickets for the "water bus" to Venice |
 On the water bus |
 Approaching Venice at sunset |
 The "canal view" from our room! |
 Our first dinner in Italy (delicious) |
 Our toothbrushes at the ready in the tiny bathroom |
 Looking out our hotel window |
 Our "attic" room has a lovely view |
 Breakfast in the hotel |
 We decide to take photos of all the bridges! |
 Jim in the narrow streets of Venice |
 Jim on a bridge |
 Cyn on a bridge |
 Picturesque canals |
 Some really old bricks underneath |
 Enjoying the canals |
 Jim on a bridge |
 A shop we liked |
 View from the Rialto Bridge |
 Jim on a bridge (the Rialto) |
 The happy couple in Venice! |
 The happy couple on a bridge |
 Brilliant stucco colors |
 Fascinating statues |
 Moorish architecture |
 Cyn on a bridge |
 More Moorish windows |
 A cool head on a bridge |
 Cyn on a bridge |
 Cyn on a bridge |
 A secret little garden |
 Cyn on a bridge (the Accademia) |
 Jim relaxing by a canal |
 Canal view |
 Cyn on a bridge |
 Gondola practice! |
 Jim enjoying Venice |
 Love the houses on the water |
 Cyn on a post |
 Nice boats |
 Jim on a bridge |
 More boats |
 One of our favorite houses |
 The cocky tourist |
 Cyn on a bridge |
 Looking towards San Marco Square |
 The famous tower of San Marco |
 An interesting statue |
 A happy tourist |
 Cool architecture |
 Jim on a bridge |
 Tulips! |
 A woodworking shop that makes gondola parts |
 Loading a boat-load of panetone! |
 Jim on a bridge |
 Interesting doorbells |
 Neat alleyway |
 Time for beer |
 And time for pizza! |
 Gondola parking |
 Jim with the pigeons in San Marco Square (he was here 51 years ago!) |
 A nice view of our room |
 Another view from the window |
 Looking down on gondolas from our room |
 Artistic boats |
 Gondola traffic jam outside our room |
 Love those stone buildings |
 San Marco Square is a bit crowded in the afternoon |
 Statues |
 An interesting building front |
 Another leaning tower! |
 We bought a shirt for Cyn |
 View from San Marco |
 Gondolas at sunset |
 Cyn liked the light fixtures |
 Watching a Murano glassblower |
 Amazing "salf-crusted cod" for dinner |
 Leaving Venice on a water taxi |
 Enjoying the views from the taxi |
 Houses right on the water! |
 Beautiful |
 Bullet train from Venice to Florence |
 Let's get on the train |
 Florence's amazing Duomo |
 Gorgeous (to Cyn) |
 The baptistry doors |
 Close up of Duomo |
 The happy couple at the Duomo |
 Cyn loves The Outdoor David |
 Jim prefers Neptune and his horses |
 Our train to Siena |
 An exciting moment -- getting on the WRONG train! |
 Our room in Siena |
 We have a view of the Siena churches |
 We can see the stadium, too |
 Elegant bathroom in our room |
 Piazza del Campo!! |
 Siena's Duomo |
 Close up of the gorgeous church |
 Dinner at Guido's |
 Sienese view |
 Another Sienese view |
 The Siena Duomo |
 Siena Duomo |
 A little alley in Siena |
 Looking down on Siena |
 Santa Catharina church in Siena |
 Nice architecture |
 The Siena Duomo on a sunny day |
 Close up of the Duomo |
 Siena Duomo facade |
 Artistic shot of Siena Duomo |
 Jim likes the bikes |
 Pretty tree |
 Colors! |
 A view of the tower on Piazza del Campo |
 Sunny visit to the Campo |
 Sunshine makes the Campo more crowded |
 A ram in the ram neighborhood |
 More color |
 Another neighborhood ornament |
 And even more color |
 The tower of city hall in Siena |
 Siena |
 Siena |
 Interesting sight in Siena |
 Vineyards near Siena |
 In the Porcupine neighborhood ("contrada") |
 A street artist in Siena |
 Jim enjoys gelato on the Campo |
 More interesting views in Siena |
 Another neighborhood ornament |
 Are these pants a little overpriced? |
 Dinner at il Vinatiera, Siena |
 Cyn wears her new blouse from Venice |
 Restaurant has nice arched brick |
 Cyn at the wheel of our rental car |
 Our trusty rental car |
 The center of San Gimignano |
 Jim in San Gimignano |
 Wonderful stone buildings |
 Jim at the well in San Gimignano |
 Architecture |
 Cyn in San Gimignano |
 Alley in San Gimignano |
 Lovely windows, San Gimignano |
 Pretty doors |
 Restoring frescoes in San Gimignano |
 More frescoes in San Gimignano |
 Stone buildings |
 Some towers of San Gimignano |
 More towers of San Gimignano |
 Cyn loves the stone |
 Jim in a small artist's shop in San Gimignano |
 Church tower |
 A baby pigeon! |
 Cyn loves the lion door knockers |
 Goodbye to San Gimignano! |
 Vineyards near Monterrigioni |
 Approaching Monterrigioni |
 Cyn loves this little town!! |
 Kitty in a small restaurant |
 Jim poses in Monterrigioni |
 Cyn poses in Monterrigioni |
 Church in Monterrigioni |
 The happy couple |
 Vineyards |
 We tour a 1,000-year old winery |
 The mistress of the winery who gave the tour |
 gate to the olive tree gardens |
 The famous Tuscan cypress trees |
 The tour includes the salami storage room! |
 Our hostess showing us the pancetta |
 The tour ends with wine tasting |
 Delicious food is provided with the wine |
 Castellina in Chianti |
 Church in Castellina |
 Enoteca, "wine place," in Castellina |
 Huge old castle in Castellina |
 Cyn tries to visit the castle |
 Tuscan vineyards |
 Tour of Tuscan winery |
 Jim with the big vats |
 Wine barrel |
 More wine barrels |
 Cyn enjoying the wine |
 Here's the winery we were visiting! |
 The happy couple |
 Sunlight finally arrives |
 Another stop at Monterrigioni |
 On the walls of Monterrigioni |
 A priceless photo of Jim |
 Cyn just loves the stones |
 Dinner with Lucia and her daughter elena |