Highlights Of My 2013 Italy Trip

More people should share vacation pictures of cool places they've been to. It's a fun topic to get us all through the summer, I think. So open your own threads and share your summer adventures!

 

A couple weeks ago my mother, my sister and I went to Italy, because this could very well be my last summer in Europe in a long long time and I wanted to bring a (final) visit to some places meaningful to my family. My grandfather is Italian, so we went to see friends and family there and we went to the place where we spread some of my father's ashes after he died a couple years back.

 

There are some cool things in it. Venice, the Biennale art fair, random Italian things and some pictures of the drive. Descriptions of image are above the pictures.

 

Good morning Italy! Day 2, 7.30AM, a good 1500ft across the Italian border in a hotel in Resia.

http://i.imgur.com/1ZhtJFq.jpg

 

Mussolini had a hydropower plant built here and the lake flooded several towns. Fascination views.

http://i.imgur.com/T1leLg3.jpg

 

The typewriter, while patented in the US, was invented in Partschins (South Tirol), Italy. They have a museum!

http://i.imgur.com/tRh7X3m.jpg

 

Hey, move over! An odd traffic jam descending from the 6500ft high Passo Rolle high road in the Dolomites.

http://i.imgur.com/tOz2TIV.jpg

 

Our house for 10 days. Eternally grateful we could stay with friends of awesome friends.

http://i.imgur.com/22MEhjB.jpg

 

View from the garden. These are the fields of the famous Prosecco wine.

http://i.imgur.com/IgVwqQk.jpg

 

Once intended as a temporary bridge, the Ponte d'Accademia is now a staple of the canal.

http://i.imgur.com/5yn1olm.jpg

 

Random houses on the Canale Grande

http://i.imgur.com/QwQdUA5.jpg

 

The famous bell tower at St. Mark's square.

http://i.imgur.com/vQuggR0.jpg

 

Visiting the Biennale art fair.

http://i.imgur.com/l22dQQJ.jpg

Leave the tourists behind and wander through the back alleys.

http://i.imgur.com/cse0D3N.jpg

 

The American pavillion featured these bizarre indoor-outdoor contraptions from a Bronx Museum resident artist.

http://i.imgur.com/40YRcMe.jpg

 

The Biennale 'bus stop'. In the distance the bell tower.

http://i.imgur.com/LtCyI1y.jpg

 

RIP, dad.

http://i.imgur.com/zHykfcd.jpg

 

Artisan's woodshop for all authentic gondola equipment. They work with the guild.

http://i.imgur.com/DFMYnSh.jpg

 

The insane San Boldo pass. A stunning feat of engineering.

http://i.imgur.com/IK03Kmm.jpg

 

Tiny roads though tiny towns.

http://i.imgur.com/vpToXfE.jpg

 

Castelbrando Veneto is a luxury hotel and spa. It's quite something.

http://i.imgur.com/Wbj4F7W.jpg

 

I was expecting Daenerys to appear any second. No luck though.

http://i.imgur.com/EjLkrv4.jpg

 

Our friend Renzo's vineyard. We import and sell his wine in The Netherlands.

http://i.imgur.com/RNwBX1t.jpg

These old houses just ooze atmosphere and history.

http://i.imgur.com/qf9Y8ef.jpg

 

As the sun sets on another good trip. Italy, I will miss you.

http://i.imgur.com/li5ZoRY.jpg

 

Pictures are made by all family members. Happy to answer any questions, provide more info or help you plan a great trip to Europe!

 

Thanks for reading and replies are appreciated. :)

Beautiful pictures man! Especially the scenery in the first two, love it. Can't wait to go back there next year. Love the architecture in the little towns and those old narrow lanes. Classic Italy right there.

Amazing pics. Jules. Thanks for sharing!

very nice.

Those are awesome pics of Italy dude. I haven't been to many places but my friend takes some good pics of Italy when he goes. I'll try and see if I can share them.

Awesome pics Jules.

Amazing Pics Jules, I'm jealous.

Thanks for sharing, wish I was that lucky!

For someone like myself who has never been more East than Cape Cod you make me very jealous....:rolleyes:

 

All jokes aside Jules great pics!

u should go to spain, scags. u'd love the food

Beautiful man. And I absolutely will hit you up on that offer when the time comes. I definitely trust you'd point me in the right direction.

 

Side note: no food pics :mad:

Beautiful man. And I absolutely will hit you up on that offer when the time comes. I definitely trust you'd point me in the right direction.

 

Side note: no food pics :mad:

 

If Europe is ever your destination, I'll gladly help.

 

And yeah, no food pics. It always bugs me when people are taking photographs at restaurants and so I usually don't take them myself. Sorry! ;)

If Europe is ever your destination, I'll gladly help.

 

And yeah, no food pics. It always bugs me when people are taking photographs at restaurants and so I usually don't take them myself. Sorry! ;)

 

Yeah I understand I'm the same way. I didnt mean at nice restaurants I meant more casual pictures.

:bravery:

Yeah I understand I'm the same way. I didnt mean at nice restaurants I meant more casual pictures.

 

The great thing about parts of this region (Veneto) is that restaurants, bars and towns aren't completely overrun by tourists yet. Venice obviously is really touristy and quite expensive, and so are Padova and Verona, but driving into the countryside you can eat spectacular three or four course meals with great wine for maybe $30-35 a person. It's really like paradise for food nuts like you and me, but restaurants quickly become "too fancy" for picture taking.

u should go to spain, scags. u'd love the food

 

Yea I have seen so many great pics including yours of peoples trips there, and the place looks amazing.

Now with the 2 kids it would be almost impossible for us, but maybe one day.

Really cool pics, Jules! Amazing scenery.