Vacation

We decided to stop off for a couple of weeks in Italy on the way home from Dubai. We went to Rome, Cortona (in Tuscany a little south of Florence), Florence, Venice, and Milan. We loved seeing the Imperial Roman ruins (especially the Colosseum) and the Vatican in Rome. We stayed at a great inn in Cortona where we had two days of cooking classes. It was amazing. We highly recommend adding a little culinary adventure to any Italian holidays you may be planning. We took in most of the museums and galleries in Florence, drifted through the canals in Venice, and saw the Last Supper in Milan.




The churches that we visited deserve at least a separate paragraph. Be sure to visit the impressive Gothic cathedral in Milan (and be sure to go up on the roof). The Byzantine architecture of St. Mark's in Venice was totally different from everything else we saw and just as impressive. The dome and campenile of the Florence Duomo provide maybe the best city views in all of Italy. Finally, in Rome, be sure to visit St. Paul Outside the Walls. It's almost as impressive as St. Peter's and there aren't any crowds.

We have a few more pictures on Facebook if you want to see more of our trip.