Slices of our trip.

12 hrs. in Istanbul

Striaght from Ataturk Airport.  After discovering our luggage went straight to Italy.  

From the rooftop of hotel.  The Hagia Sophia in the distance.

Views of the Bosphorus

Day in Venice

3 hr. flight from Istanbul, 30 min. train ride to Rome Station, 4 hr. train to Venice, and finally night at hotel on Lido Island.  

On the Rialto Bridge

Inside entrance to a theatre library

While outside sitting at a cafe 

Checking out the Ducal Palace at Piazza San Marco

Gondolier stop

Walking through Rome

On the way to Piazza Venezia

Piazza Venezia AKA "the wedding cake"

Front of the Pantheon

Glimpse of Trevi Fountain.  Loads of people!

Roman ruins

In line at the Coliseum

Close up of walls lining the labyrinth under coliseum floor

Ceiling in church at top of Palatine Hill

Water fountains in Rome.  The water tastes great!  No wonder bottled water was so cheap.

Last Day in Rome

Outside MAXXI, Museum of National Art of the 21st Century

On the way to Trastevere, the Circus Maximus behind us

Along the Tiber River