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I’ve been so anxious to share these!
We were in Italy for Nick & Emily’s destination wedding so naturally we decided to make a vacay out of it and do some sightseeing.
We started in Florence and made it a point to relax, take in some art and enjoy the incredible food.
The weather was perfect and we loved it there.
We climbed all 463 steps to the top of that tower! (above)
This was the view, look at the itty-bitty people!
The pic below is inside the Duomo.
My favorite place in florence was the garden of the Pitti Palace. I could’ve wandered for hours.
The roses smelled DIVINE!
I am pretty sure Fiordilatte means best gelato ever, because I had to have it every day.
The lemons in Italy are about a million times more amazing than any lemon I’v ever had.
From Florence we headed over to Lucca where the wedding festivities took place. Here are a few snaps of our hotel.
After the wedding we headed straight down the boot to Capri. Which was just magical.
There were stripes, and boats, and lemons everywhere!
The Blue Grotto was unreal. We had to ride a tiny boat to fit through the 3-ft entrance. (I took video, link at the bottom)
I bought myself a pair of authentic leather “capri” sandals for a fraction of what J.Crew charges. WIN.
Capri Rocks.
We had the best meal of our whole lives at this cafe on the Marina Grande.
After that it was down to Rome for a couple days.
I snuck this shot in the Sistine Chapel. Stealth mode isn’t usually my thing but when in Rome…
St. Peters Basilica was just purely overwhelming. As was our entire Italian adventure.
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katie - i echo two of the things that amy said: so annoyed that we didn’t have digital when we were there and also, gelato really does make everything better…UNREAL. the last shot of st. peter’s was unbelievable. what am i saying? i can’t pick a favorite. and they all made me hate you.
(j/k you know i LUV YA!)July 2, 2010 – 2:39 pm
courtney - wow, I want to see more! What an amazing vacation!July 2, 2010 – 1:42 pm
Laura Leslie - Wow…you are so cute Jess and love the tilt shift action!June 29, 2010 – 11:17 am
mom - Inside the church and garden – my fav’s. You should enlarge and put on canvas the Creation of Man and hang in your place. Love the light streaming thru the 3 windows!June 29, 2010 – 5:39 am
Michelle Pijuan Perez - Meraviglioso! Your pictures are so full of life Jessica. Ten years ago we spent our honeymoon walking some of these lovely sights. Your pictures are inspiring me to take action in one of my bucket list items – a family vacation in the Italian countryside.June 28, 2010 – 9:13 pm
kirsten - beautiful, what a wonderful place for a wedding turned vacation!!
thank you for sharing.June 28, 2010 – 3:14 pm
Samantha Wykoff - Loved the photos! Charlie and I spent a whole summer in Lucca Italy about 12 years ago, learning how to paint and draw. Loved looking at all the familiar sites, you captured them so beautifully!June 28, 2010 – 2:15 pm
Liz - Seriously, Jess. Some of the best vacation photos I’ve seen this year from anyone. I think I want to go to Italy because of you and I’ve never had the desire. These are awesomeJune 28, 2010 – 1:42 pm
Amy - Amazing pictures. I wish digital cameras were around when I did the London semester.
And, looks like you had a beautiful day in Florence. It POURED the day(s) we were there. Thankfully, gelato for every meal somehow makes everything better.
June 28, 2010 – 1:42 pm