Cinque Terre, Italy

We stayed in Manarola, the second of five villages - our room is in the burgundy building to the left of the church tower

The view from our room

Our room

Dining in our room

The main street in Manarola

Seaside dining

On the trail linking the five villages in this area

Waiting out the only rain on our trip, at Ristoranta Pizzeria Vulnetia

Exploring Corniglia, the third village

Vernazza, the fourth village

Looking back along the coast that we just hiked

Getting near Monterossa, the fifth village

We ate our last dinner here in the Cinque Terre

Florence, Italy

On the train to Florence

Florence

Ponte Vecchio

Piazza della Santa Croce

Palazza Vecchio

The Duomo

A two hour line for holders of "reservations" at the Accademia museum due to an impromptu strike

Enjoying coffee and dessert at an outdoor cafe

Pitti Palace

Gardens behind the palace

Venice, Italy

Our hotel in Venice

Inside our hotel room

The breakfast room

View from our window

St. Mark's Square

St. Mark's Basilica

Close-up of mosaic

The Doge's Palace

The Grand Canal

Typical street scenes

High tide

Outdoor restaurant seating under the vines

It doesn't get better than this!

Klausen, Italy

Boarding our plane at Heathrow airport for the last leg of our flight to Italy

We landed at the Milan airport late in the evening and stayed overnight in a guesthouse near the airport. The next morning we took the train from the airport to the centre of town, looked around a little, then caught another train to Verona.

The main square in Milan

We had to change trains in Verona but several trains to Klausen were cancelled due to a strike.

Klausen, in northern Italy

Our hotel in Klausen

Our room

View up the hill from Klausen

On a hike out of Klausen

Farther up

Along the way

Taking a break

Village church yard

The next day we took a bus to the village of San Pietro in the Val di Funes.

Church in San Pietro

Val di Funes

Church of St. John

We had lunch at restaurant Waldschenke

A small chapel right in a farmyard

The train station in Klausen