I am so missing Italy. We had such a fabulous time---it is hard to articulate it really. We spent the majority of our time in Senigallia which is in the Marche region and a few days in Rome. Before arriving in Rome, I was pretty sure that it would be my favorite part due to the many landmarks and cultural attractions....I was wrong. I feel that I got an authentic look at the real Italy in smaller town Senigallia---we were completely surrounded by Italians and we only saw non Italian tourists twice there. Rome was great but I constantly felt like we were completely surrounded by tourists and the places we visited (Coliseum, Trevi Fountain, Piazza Navona, Vatican, etc.) seemed to be engulfed by touristy trap places and scammers---think Times Square in NYC. While it was amazing to see these places, I better enjoyed walking along the streets in smaller town Italy and talking to people who were not so jaded by constantly having to deal with tourists. All in all though, we really loved our trip and would like to return.
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| the B&B we stayed at was completely surrounded by sunflower fields |
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| eating outdoors was so nice |
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| checking out the market in Senigallia |
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| beach time |
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| going out at "la tartana" was so much fun |
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| at outdoor restaurant in ROME |
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| Trevi Fountain in Rome---it was really beautiful |
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| at Spanish Steps |
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| got this dress at Zara in Rome on sale!!!!! |
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| view from rooftop at our hotel, La Griffe in Rome |
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| loved the exposition we saw at Museo Esposizioni--it was 100 paintings of impressionism, expressionism |
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| at Museo Esposizioni |
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| love awkward pics---don't you wish your girlfriend was hot like me???? ;) |
