Back to life....back to reality

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.

the B&B we stayed at was completely surrounded by sunflower fields

eating outdoors was so nice

checking out the market in Senigallia

beach time

going out at "la tartana" was so much fun  

at outdoor restaurant in ROME

Trevi Fountain in Rome---it was really beautiful

at Spanish Steps

got this dress at Zara in Rome on sale!!!!!

view from rooftop at our hotel, La Griffe in Rome

loved the exposition we saw at Museo Esposizioni--it was 100 paintings of impressionism, expressionism

at Museo Esposizioni

love awkward pics---don't you wish your girlfriend was hot like me???? ;)