Sofia Italia 2017 – Santorini

Posted on November 22, 2017 by Chad

Santorini 2017

Oia in the distance atop Santorini.
Fira at sunrise.
Akrotiri archaeological site is covered by a giant roof.
Akrotiri dig.
Akrotiri pots.
Grapevines grow in circular clumps on the ground to protect them from the wind and cold.
Santorini is a huge volcano caldera.
Abandoned building on the cliff.
The white buildings are stunning against the blue sky.
Fira.
Fira and the caldera below.
Old port.
Santorini sunset.
Santorini sunset.

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Sofia Italia 2017 – Athens

Posted on November 22, 2017 by Chad

Athens 2017

The Temple of Athena Nike on the Acropolis.
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The Erechtheum
The Parthenon.
The Parthenon.
The Parthenon.
The Parthenon.
Athens from atop the Acropolis.
Odeon of Herodes Atticus
The Erechtheum
Hadrians Arch
Temple of Olympian Zeus
Panathenaic Stadium
Everywhere you look there are ruins.
Temple of Hephaestus
The Acropolis.

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Sofia Italia 2017 – Dubrovnik

Posted on November 22, 2017 by Chad

Dubrovnik 2017

This is The Red Keep.
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Dubrovnik, Croatia is the filming location for Game of Throne's King's Landing.
Public drinking fountains in the old city.
Laundry day.
Of course, cathedrals.
Restarurant tables along a corridor in the old city.
Narrow stairways go up and up the hillside.
The old fortress walls surround the old city.
The old fortress walls.

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Sofia Italia 2017 – Venice

Posted on November 22, 2017 by Chad

Venice 2017

St Mark's Basilica
St Mark's Basilica
St Mark's Basilica
St Mark's Basilica
St Mark's Basilica
St Mark's Basilica
Basilica di Santa Maria della Salute
The canals were jammed with gondolas.
Ponte across a small canal.
Gondolas.
No trees in venice, only plants cascading from boxes.
I think they leave these here empty on purpose.
Too many people and too many gondolas.
He's over it.
Church of San Giorgio Maggiore
No cars, only boats.
No cars, only boats.
St Mark's Basilica
Canals at night are all lit with restaurants and clubs.
Ponte Rialto.
Canal bridges.

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Sofia Italia 2017 – Florence

Posted on November 22, 2017 by Chad

Florence 2017

Palazzo Vecchio at the piazza della Signoria
Palazzo Vecchio
Marble statues in the Piazza della Signoria
Marble statues in the Piazza della Signoria
The Galileo Museum.
A relic of a different kind - Galileo's finger.
Inside the dome of the cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore.
Inside the cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore.
The site of the cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore has been reused for hundreds of years.
Relics in the crypt.
The symbol of Florence. The cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore.
The cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore.
The cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore.
The cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore.
The cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore.
Baptistery of St. John
Baptistery of St. John.
The cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore.
Michaelangelo's David
Michaelangelo's David
Michaelangelo's David
Michaelangelo's David
Michaelangelo's David
It's like she'll just open her eyes at any moment. Galleria dell'Accademia
So much blood. Galleria dell'Accademia
Stradivarius - Galleria dell'Accademia
The cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore.
The cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore.
Florence from the top of the belltower.
Street art
Ponte Vecchio
Piazza della Repubblica
Palazzo Vecchio at the piazza della Signoria

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