Thursday, October 18, 2007

Italy, Part 1

NAPLES


The Bay of Naples, with Mt. Vesuvius in the background


Castel dell'Ovo


Arch on the waterfront. The homeless guy washing himself really adds to the ambiance.


Some Spanish king


Castel Nuovo


Castel Nuovo as seen from the waterfront


The Church of Gesu Nuovo


The Church of San Domenico Maggiore


Very classy


Walking through Napoli Sotterranea, an underground cistern


Cathedral of Naples (aka the Duomo)


Fauns are pretty sketchy looking


Mosaic depicting Alexander the Great defeating Darius III at the Battle of Issus. Taken from the House of the Faun in Pompeii.


Featured in the opening credits of HBO's Rome


Top floor of the Naples Archaeological Museum

POMPEII


City entrance


Central square with Mt. Vesuvius in the background


Stepping stones for when the streets used to flood


House of the Faun


The Faun


Bakery


Whorehouse. Looks comfortable.


Typical side street


The gladiator training ground


The arena


The main boulevard


Cast of one of the 2,000 people who died


Another body cast

ISLE OF CAPRI


Capri and the marina


Cruising along the cliffs


Cave


Cliffs


The Faraglioni


Going through the middle


More cliffs


A couple little caves


That's some really blue water

FLORENCE


Ponte Vecchio, lined with jewelers and gold/silver shops


Michelangelo's David, inside the Accademia. No pictures allowed inside, so this is as good as it gets.


Palazzo Vecchio


Santa Maria del Fiore (aka the Duomo di Firenze), and the adjacent Giotto's Bell Tower


Santa Maria del Fiore. 4th largest cathedral in Europe.


The dome


The golden door on the Baptistery


David severing the head of Goliath


Predator wannabe


Why are centaurs always getting their asses kicked?


This is pretty awesome

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