italy photos
After another few weeks work following my return from Spain I was once again keen to see some more of Europe. As luck would have it, a mate from Brissy, Rafe, was randomly flying into Rome on the same day I'd picked, so for the first time I had a travelling companion. We had a ball as we soaked up the Italian sun, culture and buckets of gelato! The sheer beauty of the cities and towns we visited is embedded in my consciousness, and the contagious enthusiasm that Italians hold for their culture went a long way towards dragging me towards an appreciation of the finer things in life; art, architecture, fashion and gelato!!! mmmm gelato!!
Rome
grumpy old man (swore at passing tourists!)
columns at the Roman Forum
the ubiquitous vespasc
detail in the magnificent vatican
posting a classy postcard home to mum and dad
the truly mindblowing interior of St Peter's basilica
florence
michelangelos david is a big drawcard (the statue in background is a copy too!)
this gelateria was the best we found in italy
florence's beautiful duomo
fresh fruit: siena, tuscany.
pisa
sunset at pisa-we stayed the night and discovered a vibrant student nightlife
regulation 'holding up the leaning tower' shot
all photographs copyright nick taylor 2002