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Sunday, March 30, 2008

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I just spent 7 days in Italy with my 18 year old son and his high school art club. Zach and I took almost 1900 photos...Here are some of our favorites, in no particular order...

Doge's Palace, Venice

Assissi

Waiting in the rain to get into St Peter's Basilica, Vatican City

The Leaning Tower of Pisa

St Peter's Basilica, Vatican City

Along the Arno River, Firenze (Florence, in English)

Gargoyle, the cathedral at Pisa

Il Duomo, Firenze

Detail from the paintings in the dome of the Cathedral (Il Duomo), Firenze

Detail of a lion carving on a wall, Firenze.

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11 comments:

Texasholly1:26 PM
Those are amazing. I love, love, love the umbrella shot.
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Kellyology4:30 PM
Looks like a great trip. You really got some good shots!
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Anonymous4:58 PM
WOW! These are awesome. That first one, though, BRILLIANT
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Anonymous5:57 PM
Wow and wow and wow and more wow. Just absolutely gorgeous! It's got to be amazing, isn't it, to see your own pictures of things that you've seen for years through someone else's lens? Such beautiful pictures.
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Anonymous6:36 PM
These are all amazing photos. THe detail, so intricate.
I love the umbrella shot too.
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frog ponds rock...7:24 PM
Wonderful..*sighs*
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Lauren @ mostly i run8:04 PM
Great photos. I love them all!
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♥.Trish.♥ Drumboys8:30 PM
all spectacular and Beautiful ♥ lose Pisa, St Peters, of all of them how can I chose

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Karen Coutu9:48 PM
Those photos are exquisite! They look like they should be on postcards.
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Momisodes10:30 PM
Absolutely stunning! Seriously, just amazing...all of them. I love the gargoyle and all the shots of the basilica.
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Jientje2:43 PM
Oh Julie, you took such gorgeous pictures! and so many, close to 2000 in one week!
Thank you so much, I have only been in Italy once, just a couple of hours in Venice actually, but I love the Italian culture!
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