The Leaning Tower of Pisa. Construction began in 1173, and it's been a structural disaster ever since.
Duomo di Pisa and the Leaning Tower on the Piazza dei Miracoli (Field of Miracles)
Duomo di Pisa and the Baptistery
Another Leaning Tower shot
One more angle
VENICE
Main canal right outside the train station
The gondolas are out in force
Cruising down the main canal
Scalzi Bridge
Rialto Bridge
Seems a little out of place
Ponte dei Sospiri (aka Bridge of Sighs)
Piazza San Marco
Saint Mark's Basilica
Saint Mark's side view
Another digital clock tower
The private gondola, for 150+ euros
The public transportation gondola, for 1 euro
A Venetian traffic jam
Venetian alley
Navigating the narrow canals
ROME
The Colosseum
Another view
View from Constantine's Arch
The 1+ hour wait in line that I was able to skip because I actually do some research (walk 3 minutes to the Palatine Hill ticket office to buy your Palatine Hill/Colosseum combo ticket, and you can skip the Colosseum line)
Inside the Colosseum
View of all three levels
View of the tunnels that were underneath the arena floor
Constantine's Arch
Walking down the same path that Caesar walked on
The Roman Forum
Site where Caesar's body was cremated
Arch of Septimius
Roman Forum view on the walk up to Capitol Hill
Circus Maximus and a view of the ruins on Palatine Hill
Walking on Aventine Hill, the setting of HBO's Rome
Now it's just an upscale residential neighborhood
You're looking at three countries in this picture. Malta (embassy), Italy, and Vatican City.
View of Circus Maximus and Aventine Hill from Palatine Hill
Palatine Hill grounds
Ruins of a huge villa on Palatine Hill
Private arena on Palatine Hill
The Vittorio Emanuele II Monument, on Piazza Venezia
The Pantheon
Side view of the Pantheon
Inside the Pantheon
Fountain
The Spanish Steps on Piazza di Spagna
Trevi Fountain on Piazza di Trevi
The crowd at the Trevi Fountain
Colosseum at night
The Capuccin Crypt. It's a crappy picture, but it's the only one I could sneak.
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