{"id":300,"date":"2017-07-27T14:57:53","date_gmt":"2017-07-27T19:57:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/italy-summer-2017\/?p=300"},"modified":"2017-07-27T14:57:53","modified_gmt":"2017-07-27T19:57:53","slug":"my-trip-to-italy-part-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/italy-summer-2017\/2017\/07\/27\/my-trip-to-italy-part-2\/","title":{"rendered":"My Trip to Italy Part 2"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>My Trip to Italy Part 2<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-301\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/italy-summer-2017\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/79\/2017\/07\/IMG_2382-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/italy-summer-2017\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/79\/2017\/07\/IMG_2382-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/italy-summer-2017\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/79\/2017\/07\/IMG_2382-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/italy-summer-2017\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/79\/2017\/07\/IMG_2382-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/italy-summer-2017\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/79\/2017\/07\/IMG_2382-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Here we have an amazing high in the sky view of the Florence limits from the top of the Museo de Duomo in Florence! I still wish I had climbed up Giotto&#8217;s Bell Tower, right next door; if only the line had not been that long!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-302\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/italy-summer-2017\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/79\/2017\/07\/IMG_2390-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/italy-summer-2017\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/79\/2017\/07\/IMG_2390-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/italy-summer-2017\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/79\/2017\/07\/IMG_2390-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/italy-summer-2017\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/79\/2017\/07\/IMG_2390-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/italy-summer-2017\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/79\/2017\/07\/IMG_2390-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Here, we have the original Statue of David inside of the Galleria d&#8217;Accademia. I am absolutely thrilled to have gotten to see this beautiful sculpture in person! In Florence.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-303\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/italy-summer-2017\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/79\/2017\/07\/IMG_2397-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/italy-summer-2017\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/79\/2017\/07\/IMG_2397-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/italy-summer-2017\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/79\/2017\/07\/IMG_2397-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/italy-summer-2017\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/79\/2017\/07\/IMG_2397-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/italy-summer-2017\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/79\/2017\/07\/IMG_2397-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>To the side of the Statue of David, we enter a room with other, smaller sculptures. They were all beautiful, even if many of them were damaged beyond belief.\u00a0This sculpture was my favorite though, and made me miss my dog more than ever. Inside of the Galleria d&#8217;Accademia in Florence.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-304\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/italy-summer-2017\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/79\/2017\/07\/IMG_2402-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/italy-summer-2017\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/79\/2017\/07\/IMG_2402-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/italy-summer-2017\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/79\/2017\/07\/IMG_2402-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/italy-summer-2017\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/79\/2017\/07\/IMG_2402-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/italy-summer-2017\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/79\/2017\/07\/IMG_2402-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Here I am, with Matt\u00a0and Jaime walking alongside the river Arno, on our way to the other side of the river! In the distance we see Ponte Vecchio, the path which we take to get across! In Florence.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-305\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/italy-summer-2017\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/79\/2017\/07\/IMG_2407-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/italy-summer-2017\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/79\/2017\/07\/IMG_2407-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/italy-summer-2017\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/79\/2017\/07\/IMG_2407-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/italy-summer-2017\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/79\/2017\/07\/IMG_2407-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/italy-summer-2017\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/79\/2017\/07\/IMG_2407-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>This is a nighttime view of Palazzo Vecchio\u00a0from Piazzale Michelangelo, on the other side of the Arno. In Florence.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-309\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/italy-summer-2017\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/79\/2017\/07\/DSC01177-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/italy-summer-2017\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/79\/2017\/07\/DSC01177-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/italy-summer-2017\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/79\/2017\/07\/DSC01177-768x433.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/italy-summer-2017\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/79\/2017\/07\/DSC01177-1024x577.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/italy-summer-2017\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/79\/2017\/07\/DSC01177-500x282.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>This is a view of the center of the Vatican City from St. Peter&#8217;s Basilica. Exploring the inside, as well as climbing the very top of the church was a very rewarding experience! I will definitely be visiting the Vatican again in the near future! In Rome.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-310\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/italy-summer-2017\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/79\/2017\/07\/DSC01198-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/italy-summer-2017\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/79\/2017\/07\/DSC01198-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/italy-summer-2017\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/79\/2017\/07\/DSC01198-768x433.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/italy-summer-2017\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/79\/2017\/07\/DSC01198-1024x577.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/italy-summer-2017\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/79\/2017\/07\/DSC01198-500x282.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The Trevi Fountain was an amazing monument to visit! It was so hot out, I just wanted to jump in the water and bathe myself! Still a very nice place for pictures! My wish was to have an exciting remainder of the trip, which I very well did! In Rome.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-311\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/italy-summer-2017\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/79\/2017\/07\/DSC01224-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/italy-summer-2017\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/79\/2017\/07\/DSC01224-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/italy-summer-2017\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/79\/2017\/07\/DSC01224-768x433.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/italy-summer-2017\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/79\/2017\/07\/DSC01224-1024x577.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/italy-summer-2017\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/79\/2017\/07\/DSC01224-500x282.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Any tourist in Italy is automatically a star! On the train from Venice to Rome.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-312\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/italy-summer-2017\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/79\/2017\/07\/DSC01225-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/italy-summer-2017\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/79\/2017\/07\/DSC01225-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/italy-summer-2017\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/79\/2017\/07\/DSC01225-768x433.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/italy-summer-2017\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/79\/2017\/07\/DSC01225-1024x577.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/italy-summer-2017\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/79\/2017\/07\/DSC01225-500x282.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Not enough emphasis was put on how boiling hot it was throughout the whole 3 weeks that we were in Italy! Beautiful skies, but very hot weather. This drawing was done in Florence.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-313\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/italy-summer-2017\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/79\/2017\/07\/DSC01223-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/italy-summer-2017\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/79\/2017\/07\/DSC01223-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/italy-summer-2017\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/79\/2017\/07\/DSC01223-768x433.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/italy-summer-2017\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/79\/2017\/07\/DSC01223-1024x577.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/italy-summer-2017\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/79\/2017\/07\/DSC01223-500x282.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I love ninja stars, stars, auroras, and the moon. This drawing was also done on the train from Venice to Rome.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>My Trip to Italy Part 2 Here we have an amazing high in the sky view of the Florence limits from the top of the Museo de Duomo in Florence! I still wish I had climbed up Giotto&#8217;s Bell Tower, &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/italy-summer-2017\/2017\/07\/27\/my-trip-to-italy-part-2\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":518,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/italy-summer-2017\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/300"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/italy-summer-2017\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/italy-summer-2017\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/italy-summer-2017\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/518"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/italy-summer-2017\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=300"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/italy-summer-2017\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/300\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":314,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/italy-summer-2017\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/300\/revisions\/314"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/italy-summer-2017\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=300"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/italy-summer-2017\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=300"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/italy-summer-2017\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=300"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}