ITALY, Rome

October 12, 2012     Happy birthday Mom

Retraced my steps from last night to take what hopefully are better pictures. For more extensive pictures of inside the Coliseum, Roman Forum, Vatican and Sistine Chapel go to my Europe 2006 blog at bpassman.blogspot.com

Pantheon

Pantheon

Ceiling of Pantheon

Trevi Fountain

Spanish Steps

 

ITALY, Rome Night pictures, Trevi Fountain,

October 11, 2012

Arrived in Rome about 5:20 pm after a 10 hour ferry ride from Dubrovnik, Croatia to Bari, Italy and then train for 4 hrs to Rome. Luckily the hostel was only 5 minutes from the train station. Actually luck had nothing to do with it, that is how I usually book them because they are in the best areas for tourism. Cleaned up and went out on foot to take some night pictures of Trevi Fountain, Spanish Steps, the Coliseum and few others. Only a few missteps but the map did its job.

Fountain at bottom of Spanish Steps

Spanish Steps

Spanish Steps

CROATIA, Dubrovnik, Walking the City Walls

October 10, 2012

Got my battery charged and decided to walk the city walls of Dubrovnik which gives a great view of the "old town" and surrounding area.

MONTENEGRO

October 8, 2010

Decided on a full day tour to Montenegro and leave at 8:30 am. It is only one hour from Dubrovnik to the Montenegro border and only a little further to Kotor, our first stop. Kotor is draped along the beautiful Dalmation Coast and its "old town" has walls that go from the sea to the top of the mountain. Unfortunately my camera had not recovered yet from the water spill incident so I will be relying on some of the others on the tour for photos later. After a few hrs there we drove on down the Dalmatian Coast and I was truly amazed at its beauty. Possibly the bluest waters I have ever seen. Our final destination was Budva which is the hub of commercialism in Montenegro and favorite playing ground of rich Russians. There are only 17,000 people living there but 500 are millionaires, mostly Russians I am told. Spent a few hours a the marina watching the ships with the guide and 2 Spanish girls, both doctors, who were also on the tour. Arrived back in Dubrovnik at sunset which made the day perfect. Hopefully can post pictures when the girls email them to me.