French Woman!

She lives in the Tuileries Garden.

Italian Man!!

Michelangelo's il David.

An Architectural Masterpiece

Walking into the vast sanctuary of Notre Dame you are greeted with darkness and light. While the corners are dimly lit, the immense stained glass windows offer a kaleidoscope of colors. After exploring the inside of this great cathedral you must walk around to the back and marvel at the flying buttresses that hold up the towering stone walls. How in the world was this built without the aid of modern technology?

Declaration of the Rights of Man

The walls of the Concorde Station on the Paris Metro are covered with letter tiles. I was sure this was a word search and spent time trying to figure out some words. Come to find out it really includes the words to the Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen the French Revolutionary document which defines the individual rights of every citizen.

Milano!

The white marble duomo in Milan is perhaps the most striking! While Saint Peter's is immense the cathedral in Milan it unbelievably gorgeous with 135 spires reaching to the cloudless blue sky!

Where shall we eat tonight?

Jim came to Italy well-prepared with recommendations for bistros, trattorias, and hostarias. Every afternoon he'd work out the directions and have Sarah make the phone calls to secure reservations.

Be careful when you tell lies.

Carlo Lorenzini was born in Florence, the son of a cook and a servant, and spent much of his childhood in the rough streets of the city. He took the pen name of Carlo Collodi (Collodi is a small village in Tuscany) when he created Pinocchio, the puppet who wanted to be a "real boy". There are carvings, paintings and other depictions of Pinocchio all over the city. This one was on a bench outside a little shop.