Venice 3

Venice 3, originally uploaded by Aloysius_Flyte.

While my human's partner went up the tower for the spectacular views, my human and I remained at ground level, admiring one of the prettiest buildings in the world - the Basilica San Marco.

Now I see why Venice is one of my human's favourite places to visit.

All in all, Italy was certainly gorgeous, as well as being historically interesting - just don't sit around in the woods unless you don't mind scratching insect bites for weeks afterwards!

Venice 2

Venice 2, originally uploaded by Aloysius_Flyte.

Then it was off to the Piazza San Marco, where the tower stood tall and proud amongst the hordes of homicidal pigeons.

We spent an enjoyable half hour laughing at the tourists who would buy bird food and then shriek and run away whenever any of the pigeons came near them.

Venice 1

Venice 1, originally uploaded by Aloysius_Flyte.

Last stop was Venice, which was my favourite of the three cities. What's not to love about this view? It was also a welcome change of pace from charging around Rome, trying to fit in all the sights. It's impossible to rush in Venice, and much nicer just to sit by the canal and watch the world go by.

Florence 2

Florence 2, originally uploaded by Aloysius_Flyte.

But the Giardino de Boboli was very scenic, with the impressive Palazzo Pitti in the background. There were many, many steps, though, as well as nasty insects hiding in the woods.

Florence 1

Florence 1, originally uploaded by Aloysius_Flyte.

Our second stop was Florence, where some of the inhabitants weren't very friendly...

Rome 7

Rome 7, originally uploaded by Aloysius_Flyte.

I'm rather proud of this shot of the Coluseum, which we visited on our last day in Rome. It was certainly very impressive, both inside and out, though it did rather make my human want to watch Gladiator again.

Rome 6

Rome 6, originally uploaded by Aloysius_Flyte.

Our desire for more classical views was more than satisfied by the amazing Imperial Forum. I don't think my brain can cope with just how old some of this stuff could be - I'm only 18 months old myself!

Rome 5

Rome 5, originally uploaded by Aloysius_Flyte.

The Basilica San Pietro in the Vatican City was very pretty, if rather overdone for my taste. It wasn't a patch on the Pantheon, and the Sistine Chapel was rather an anti-climax after the hour-long trek through the rest of the museum to get there.

Rome 4

Rome 4, originally uploaded by Aloysius_Flyte.

...which was as impressive inside as out.

Rome 3

Rome 3, originally uploaded by Aloysius_Flyte.

Stumbling across the Pantheon just randomly standing in the middle of a square was quite a shock. You can't get a proper sense of scale here, but it was huge, a classical Roman temple in all its glory...

Rome 2

Rome 2, originally uploaded by Aloysius_Flyte.

Mmmm, ice cream! Now, where's my step ladder?

Rome 1

Rome 1, originally uploaded by Aloysius_Flyte.

My humans and I recently took a trip to Italy, starting out in Rome. On the first day, we made our way to the Trevi Fountain, which was just as gorgeous as my human remembered it from ten years ago.