The Gulf of Poets

View from our hotel window in Lerici

Here we are along the Italian Ligurian Coast. We are staying in a hotel across from the beach and I can hear the sound of the gentle waves crashing along the shoreline as I watch sail boats sway rythmically (this IS known as the Gulf of Poets, so I'm being poetic- if not corny!).

Last week was very hectic. Brenden spent most of the week in Tuscany with us. We visited the local area and major cities:
Siena

In the city square in Siena

fountain in city square, Siena

view of Siena

Firenze (Florence)

Along the Ponte Vecchio

Caitlin tempting the carabinieri

perverted sculpture in one of the city's squares (look at those abs!)

 

 

Roma

       In front of a Roman king's shrine in Rome (nicked named 'the wedding cake'

The Colosseum, an amazing place

market place in Roma dating back to 80AD