Florence - Pisa - Genoa - Venice

From Rome we traveled by train to Florence for a few more days of visiting churches, museums, and amazing sites.  We then went to Genoa for a bit of time by the sea.  When we bought our train tickets, we found that we would have to switch trains in Pisa.  So, we visited Pisa for about forty minutes and took the obligatory pictures holding the Leaning Tower up.  Grey skies greeted us in Genoa and on our only full day there it rained.  We still managed to see a lot of the city and enjoy some snacks from a few of the many focaccerias.  The train to Venice took us out of the rain, through some snow covered mountain villages, and finally across the bridge to sunny, but cold, Venice.  There, we spent two days getting lost in the maze of narrow pedestrian roads, cruising around on the water buses, admiring the ornate gondolas, and of course indulging in gelato despite the freezing weather.  

Ponte Vecchio

Florence Views

Dome Interior

Genoa  

Lunch by the canal (Murano)

Venice