Grand Duomo

... , I will fly to Venice and meet Mela!! Then we two will "do" Venice (our hotel is right by the Grand Canal), then Florence where our room overlooks the Duomo (does it get any better??). From Florence we're going to rent a car and tour the Tuscan Hill ...

... nbsp;      Statue of David            Florence Duomo            Milan Duomo ...

... (the Eiffel tower of Brussels, ha ha, it was constructed for a World Fair, just as the E.T. was).  Manneken Pis, Grand Markt, Bruges, Belgium – The most adorable little town, there is a bell tower and plenty of charm to boot.  Chocolate ...

... The church is one of the most famous in Italy and houses the second most famous fresco of the Last Judgement. A review- Duomo Orvieto Shilo's thoughts-This cathedral opened the door to the many zebra stripped churches of the north; a true gateway ...

 On Monday, May 9th, we went to the  Museo dell'Opera del Duomo (Cathedral Workshop Museum)  whose main task has been to preserve the monuments and works of art that originally  were housed in the Duomo.  Included in the ...

...  I  had to console myself with antipasti, gelato and more. With baby sister in tow I remember staying at the grand Hotel Duomo, surrounded by all this almost 2500 year old city had to offer, visiting the famed Duomo, La Scala and The ...

Packed bags and left Venice about 10.30 after I said goodbye to Rick and Leah.   I got the number 1 vaporetto down the Grand Canal (for a last glance of Venice in the pouring rain) and hopped on a train to Florence.  I struggled to find my ...

... ) and modeled the virgin after her. And of course all the Bortecelli.  And don't forget to climb up the dome of Duomo for its intereting archtitecture and paranoma view, a must see as long as you have not broken a knee since climbing is ...

... for a wee while). Starting in Pisa, we wandered around the Piazza dei Miracoli ("Square of Miracles") home of the Pisa Duomo (cathedral), the oh-so-famous leaning tower (which is actually the bell tower of the Duomo), the Baptistery and the Camposanto ...

... of Montecatini Terme where our hotel will be for most of the trip.  To our excitement it was much nicer than the Grand Hotel Duomo in Pisa.  Here we relaxed for a bit, and caught a Simpsons episode in Italian, and then went exploring the ...

... to sleep through all this, poor thing, but I took it as my needed push out of bed. Our first stop was the Duomo, Bapistry and Giotto's Tower. Realizing that pictures could NEVER do this any justice, I'll attempt to describe the scene. You're walking ...

... first department store in Italy - La Rinascente.  Tried out nice perfume by John Richmond.  Walk around the Piazzo del Duomo.  Photo perfect view. They have more metro lines then Rome.  Purchase 2 day travel pass for 5,50€. ...

... for breakfast in Milan (except coffee, which we don't drink).  Which is fine.  The brioches are fantastic.  We visited Il Duomo, the Milan Cathedral.  Begun in the 14th century, it is the second largest church in Italy, and the second largest Gothic ...

... street signs noted significant historical places and violin makers. Our hotel is right in the heart of Cremona.  It's called Hotel Duomo and is about 20 metres on a side street from Cremona's main square.  This is brilliant because it means we ...

Flew from Heathrow to Milan then by car up to the hotel. It is one of the old grand Italian Hotels- wide corridors, lovely old furniture, chandeliers and lots of flunkies in uniform. Our room overlooked the lake and the first thing to do was to have ...

... up as her own room. There was also and the best part excellent air conditioning ! We headed out immediately to the Piazza del Duomo for the Cathedral, Baptistery, and Capanille, my first look at those masterpieces and it all just took my breath away, just ...

... I do, the keyboard gives me this: à.  Classic Europe. Move into our apartments tomorrow- basically live around the corner from the Duomo. Saw a million cafès. Plan to eat at all of them.  Will be taking more pictures soon for people to see! ...

... yet another bronze copy of 'David' in that park. The first of many we were to see before we saw the original. To the Grand Hotel Mediteraneo which we were told was chosen because of its proximity to the town. The better hotels were way out of town. The ...

... once outside of Roma, you're less likely to finda da englisha speakers. Farewell to Pisa and onto our hotel in Florence, the Grand Hotel Mediterraneo. Once again, we find ourselves in a beautiful hotel, this one sits on the banks of the river Arno and is ...

... methods.  Visited the church, did some shopping, then back down and across the bridge to the car. GianLuca took us to the Grand Italia Hotel in Orvieto and agreed to pick us up Sunday at 9:00.  We checked in then got lunch suggestions from the ...