Sunday, 7 August 2011

Florence Photos

Hi all!
Here are some Florence pictures! Im home pretty soon so i figured photos might be a better thing to post than the story of each place - i can do that when i have a tad more time!!!

 The view from my bed :)
 The view from the balcony
 Florence Duomo
 So pretty
 Again
 The Ponte Vecchio bridge
 One of the closed shops on the Ponte Vecchio - looks like a jewerly box!
 The view off the bridge
 My crazy dad hahaha
 Me with a view
 Bella Mumma :)
 Nawww they love each other :)
 Climbing the inside of the Duomo
 The Duomo roof
 Puffed!!!
 The view from the top!
 Me and Daddy at the top
 A nice little reminder at the top :)
 The white tents are the leather markets!!! Went a tad crazy there!!
 The fam (minus Goober)

 Looking down from the top inside the Duomo Church
 The paintings - it goes from hell to heaven
 Amazing detail they put into the entire thing!
 Fresh Fruit anyone?
 Leather goods anyone??
 The leather markets
 Belts galore!
 Bags bags bags!
 Rooftop terrace
 The fake David outside
Inside an amazing Palace that was owned by the Medici's (they were the ones who started up Florence and started up the Renaissance era)



So many more photos but dont want to put too many up!!!!!!

Hope everyone is well! xoxoxo

Saturday, 6 August 2011

Switzerland Pics!

Hi everyone!
Im alive!! Sorry i havent been posting :( Not much internet connection in Italy - i am in Sorrento now though and we have some in the hotel room :) so i am going back to where i left off and posting up some Switzerland pictures as my computer had no room from that point (bought a 16gig thumbdrive so all good now)
I have been to Florence, Rome and now Sorrento all amazing and all completely different to one another - I am leaving Sorrento on Sunday (boooooooooo!!!) to head to Milan for one night then off to Singapore then HOME!  So here are some Swiss pictures!


 Studying on the train!
 Train ride :)
 $100 swiss money!
 Wine on our ferry ride to the hostel
 Rachel's ended up with a bee in it!
 Paris and Hannah Rose
 Swiss house!
 the AMAZING view from out hostel room!
 Getting ready to go paragliding
 all set with my hiking boots on!
 Paris is histerics due to our sad attempt to hike well
 Me about to stack over in the mud!
 All geared up ready to go!
 The town of Interkalen
 Flying high :)
 That heap on the ground is Paris lol
 Yay! We landed!!!
 $5 in a coin! Very cool
 The colourful Swiss money
 Snow on the mountains in summer
 Our dinner by the lake
 Our beautiful hostel room lol sleeps 10!
 Second day and the weather looked and felt like winter! Such a change from the first day!
 Swiss beenies!
Our yummy Swiss Cheese Fondu!!! mmmmmmmm so good - we got given free Swiss Chocolate fondu after - also soooo good, except i burnt by finger on it!!!!