Memories of Rome.

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11-16mm, 50mm, 70-300mm, architecture, basilica, benedict, city, fontane, italia, italy, nikon d7000, photography, piazza san pietro, pope, roma, rome, square, st peters, sunset, tokina, travel, vacation, vatican, vatican city, wide angle

Fontane di Piazza San Pietro

Between Vatican City and St. Peter’s.

View from across St. Peter’s Basilica.

Piazza San Pietro

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nothing could be sweeter…

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food, travel, cupcakes, rome, italy, 50mm, nikon d7000, 70-300mm, meringue, restaurants, roma, italia, italian, ricotta, centro storico, via dei coronari, casa bottega, forno marco roscioli, made creative bakery, sweets, strudel, tortine, pistacchio, bombolone, nutella, bomboloni, meringues, sweet shop

When I look back at these photos I ask myself “How did I not gain 30 lbs on this trip?”

I was kicking myself in the butt for waiting till the last day to stop at Made Creative Bakery. I walked past this sweet shop every morning and it was even on my ‘go-to’ list!

I knew I could get cupcakes from numerous shops back home. But this place was mentioned in a number of food blogs… it was definitely worth the visit!

Nope, that’s not a savory sandwich up there!

Above: Made Creative Bakery, via dei Coronari, Rome.

Don’t get the idea that you can walk past Forno Marco Roscioli and not buy something! It’s impossible!

They have the most incredible window display!

Those meringues look big, right? They are! They were bigger than the size of my head!

Casa & Bottega, via dei Coronari, Rome.

The one thing I had to have each day? A bombolone filled with nutella. I miss it so much! (My waistline doesn’t miss it though!)

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Missing Naples (Napoli).

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The entrance of Piazza del Plebiscito is a stomping ground for the young and fashionable during the early evening hours,

but at night…

it’s a relative ghost town. A shame really, because it’s so beautifully lit.

The church of San Francesco di Paola (above) in Piazza del Plebiscito, modeled after the Pantheon in Rome.

One of two equestrian statues just in front of the church.

One of the lion statues that stands guard in the piazza.

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people watching.

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2012, 70-300mm, borghese, d7000, dof, fountain, italia, italy, navona, nikon, pantheon, park, people watching, photography, piazza, roma, rome, spanish steps, statues, telephoto, travel, trevi fountain, vacation, villa borghese

Piazza Navona

Near Spanish Steps

Ok, so it’s not REAL people… just work with me here! They have just as much personality as people do!

The fountain at the Pantheon

Villa Borghese

Near Spanish Steps

Shooting with my telephoto lens allowed me to see these statues in a different light… I was amazed at how expressive they are!

Trevi Fountain

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people watching.

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2012, 70-300mm, architecture, d7000, fashion, galleria umberto, hair, italia, italians, italy, naples, napoli, nikon, ombre, people watching, photography, shopping gallery, street, travel, vacation

Best place for people watching in Naples? Galleria Umberto I…

…a beautiful open shopping gallery in the historic centre of Napoli. Perfect lighting for photography!

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