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Me walking over the Tiber River--I'd just visited the Isola Taberna, the tiny island in the middle of the river. I'm enjoying some gelato--I had gelato almost every day. OH MY GOD SO GOOD. Between the amazing coffee--it is FANTASTIC here--and the gelato, I honestly don't know what I'm going to do. I've never had such good stuff.

The Pantheon, looking up into the oculum. This is the best-preserved Roman structure and has been used continuously since its erection.

THIS--was my entrance into Venice. From the vaporetto on the Grand Canal.

This is the entrance into Venice from the Lagoon. This was shot from the top of the campanile--the bell tower in the middle of the Piazza San Marco.

This was shot from the top of the Basilica San Marco--that pillar is matched by one to the right (behind my head). From those two pillars were hanged criminals, and to this day superstitious Venetians will not walk between them. (I didn't either, of course!)

The Piazza San Marco at night, in the rain.

The Fountain of the Four Rivers at night

This is the Fountain of the Four Rivers. After reading Angels and Demons, I had to see this fountain--I love its Baroque gorgeousness! It celebrates water in every way, it is truly joyous to see. Rome is full of beautiful fountains. This fountain is a tribute to the major rivers on four continents--the Danube in Europe, the Nile in Africa, the Ganges in Asia and the Plata in the Americas.

This is the Tiber River at night. Absolutely luminous.

The Trevi Fountain at night

Three coins...like every other visitor to the Trevi (designed by Nicola de Salva), I fell in love with it. Night is the best time to see the fountains--they are lit up beautiful and there are fewer visitors. It's also terribly romantic!