Having not traveled as extensively in 2000 as I have now (which still isn't nearly as much as I would like), Firenze quickly became my favorite city, and still ranks among my favorites (behind Barcelona and Oporto).
Updated: Apr 11, 2006 6:21am PST
I'm pretty sure of all the cities I've made a point of visiting on vacation Venice is the city I spent the least amount of time in. I think my stay did not exceed 10 hours, and may have been as little as 8 or 6. (It made sense at the time. In the dead of winter Venice isn't very happening.) But it was enough time to get a good deal of ...
Updated: Apr 18, 2006 9:35am PST
Rome is city that started off my annual traveling winter vacation, and what a place to start. Even though I'd been to London, Paris and Edinburgh before this, Rome really blew my mind. It seemed like everywhere I looked there was something of great age and historical significance. And as you can tell, all of it seemed photo-worthy to m ...
Updated: Apr 17, 2006 3:23pm PST
Though technically it's own country, the Vatican is basically a huge combination cathederal and museum in the middle of Rome. Interesting bit of trivia: This gallery contains pictures of the late Pope John Paul's 2002 New Year address from his window in the vatican. Unfortunately, my camera at the time did not have the zoom my current ...
Updated: Apr 25, 2006 1:29pm PST