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Year: 2016

Roman Drinking Fountain

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Rome, Italy – 2016 – iPhone

Rome has drinking fountains all over with fresh, delicious water running from them. If you put your finger under the spout, water comes up and out of a hole allowing you to drink the water. It is so refreshing on a hot day or just a perfect day of walking around Rome!

Tandem A Roma

TandemRomaRome, Italy – 2016 – iPhone

I’ve always had this thing for taking photos of bikes. So, when I see either a cool bike or a bike with cool surroundings, I have to snap a photo! This one, in Rome, was no different!

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Il Colosseo

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Rome, Italy – 2016 – iPhone

I love the Colosseum, there is just something about it’s history that fascinates me. (No Christians were killed here.) There are always so many people around the Colosseum, and today was no exception, so I went with a photo of the top!

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Beautiful Flowers

BeautifulFlowersGuidonia, Italy – 2016 – iPhone

I went for a walk and really enjoyed it! I love the wild flowers I saw along the way! Fortunately, I had an umbrella with me because it started to rain.

On The Road

OnTheRoadCROATIA – 2016 – Canon 50D

After spending a beautiful day in Serbia, we returned to Croatia. It was dark when we arrived in Zagreb, but we did see this beautiful sunset as we headed west towards Zagreb, Croatia.

Beautiful Countryside

BeautifulCountrysideAlanno, Italy – 2016 – iPhone

Craig’s barber’s (in Rome) daughter and her husband run a beautiful hotel and restaurant, Villa Alessandra, here in Alanno, Italy. The setting is beautiful, picturesque! When I think of getting away from the world, the busy city, life, one of the places I think of is Alanno!

Pescara to Rome

PescaraRomeCocullo, Italy – 2016 – iPhone

One of my favorite drives, in the whole world, is the road from Rome to Pescara! I counted how many tunnels there are many years ago, but I have since forgotten, about 20ish, I think! The best thing is that you are on as many bridges, if not more! As you come out of a tunnel you are up high on a bridge and you can see some of the most beautiful scenery! Lush green everywhere, beautiful farmlands, gorgeous countryside, but my favorite are the little villages nestled into the mountainsides or sitting on a pinnacle high above the world below. Of course, they were originally built high up for protection but, today they stand as monuments to a vast array of history! This day we took the same road, but this time in the opposite direction from Pescara to Rome, not as good because you miss one of my favorite villages, but still fun and enjoyable!

Relaxing Thru The Tunnel

RelaxingThruTunnelCocullo, Italy – 2016 – iPhone

One of the many tunnels we went thru on the road to Rome! Tunnels are fun, but you don’t want to hold you breath while going thru this one, 2 1/2 miles!

Welcome May

WelcomeMayGuidonia, Italia – 2016 – Canon 50D

After having a wonderful evening with friends, we were preparing for bed when we heard fireworks, apparently to welcome in May or maybe they were welcoming the Pacini’s to ‘ROMA’?

Thru The Trees

ThruTreesRome, Italy – 2016 – iPhone

We were blessed to be with dear friends and have a beautiful sunset as we spent time together!

Leaning Tower of Pisa

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Pisa, Italy – 2016 – iPhone

It’s always fun to visit the Leaning Tower of Pisa!  I tried to go up it once, but as you can see there aren’t many railings around the outside edge and when you are on the side that tips down it is a very strange feeling!  I tried, failed, but tried!  My stomach got the best of me!

San Marino Fortress

SanMarinoFortressSan Marino – 2016 – iPhone

Craig had on his bucket list to visit San Marino, so we did! The fortress sits high a top a mountain top so we drove up and up, windy roads to get to it. The Republic of San Marino is a country within Italy, (like the Vatican) and claims to be the oldest surviving sovereign state and constitutional republic in the world, founded September 3, 301. It was very enjoyable walking the little streets with their beautiful views and nice looking restaurants. I’d love to go back someday!

Italian Farmlands

ItalianFarmlandsSenigallia, Italy – 2016 – iPhone

I love driving past the farmlands in all countries and Italy is no exception. They always look so manicured, crisp and beautiful! Somethings I wonder if this is how our Heavenly Father sees us, ‘from a distance’, beautiful, clean and pure!

Funicular to St. Mark’s Church

FunicularToStMarksZagreb, Croatia – 2016 – iPhone

Our great tour guides, The Davenpratt’s, took us up to St. Mark’s Square and to get there we took a funicular. This ride just added to the fun & exciting time we had!

Zagreb Cathedral

ZagrebCathedralZagreb, Croatia – 2016 – iPhone

We were disappointed because the street we needed to go down from St. Mark’s Square, was having some work done on it, so we had to find another way. We started looking and found it, happily, it gave us this beautiful view of Zagreb’s Cathedral. It is a beautiful building that was originally completed in 1217.

Sava & Danube Rivers Meet

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Belgrade, Serbia – 2016 – iPhone

We spent the day in Serbia, driving from Zagreb, Croatia to Belgrade, Serbia. Belgrade is a wonderful city with it’s own charm and beauty! For anyone who wonders, I felt very safe there as we walked to the fortress where I took this photo of where the Sava and the Danube rivers meet.

City On A Hill

CityOnAHillOpatija, Croatia – 2016 – iPhone

After church we went for a ride up the coast to Opatija, Croatia, it was so pretty nestled into the mountain!

Adriatic Coast

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Rijeka, Croatia – 2016 – iPhone

Our friends, David and Judy Grant, (David is President of the Adriatic North Mission) have been so sweet and kind! After we went to church in Rijeka, Croatia, he took us up the coast so we could see the Croatian coastline. It was beautiful as you can see by this photo!