In January of 2004 Tina and I traveled with a group of 6 friends in Italy. We joined a tour organized by Trafalgar to Visit Rome, Capri and numerous places in Sicily. The pictures in this album represent some of the things I found interesting to photograph. They do not represent a chronology of the trip but rather just what caught my eye.
Date(s): January 20, 2004. Album by Marvin Bjurlin. 1 - 104 of 104 Total. 13288 Visits.
great photos guys! I am green... - Bryan Hopkins, Tue, 27 Jan 2004 8:05AM
Wow! great shots Marv! It looks like a great answer to the "dead of winter." - dougnpen, Mon, 26 Jan 2004 6:44AM
Loved the shots of Capri--loved all of it! Certainly looks like a wonderful trip. The best to you both!! - Judy Moody, Fri, 23 Jan 2004 4:50PM
Isn't Italy wonderful?!! I think that Pompeii is the most spiritual place I have ever visited. See you when the snow goes. - Rn and Hester, Thu, 22 Jan 2004 6:11AM
1 Rome - view of the Colosseum
2 Rome - facade showing reconstruction
3 Rome - The Forum, textural contrasts
4 Rome - Church tower with imbedded plates indicating food available for pilgrims
5 Rome - general view of the Forum
6 Rome - Architecture in the Forum
7 Vatican City - The Pope bestows a blessing on the people.
8 Tina at Vatican City
9 Saint Peters Bascilica - Michaelangelo's Pieta
10 Saint Peter's - The Bernini Alter
11 Saint Peter's Bascilica Dome
12 Saint Peter's interior view with beam of sunshine
13 Sculpture in Saint Peter's Bascilica
14 Tina was there
15 Saint Peter's interior space equal to a football field
16 Equestrian statue just outside the Bascilica
17 View through the arches into the piazza
18 Fountain in the center of Vatican City piazza
19 Bascilica dome seen through the columns
20 Rome - The Pantheon
21 Pantheon plazza fountain
22 Coral and A.J. at the Pantheon fountain
23 Rome - The Trevi Fountain at night
24 Travel group at the Trevi fountain: Lucy, Jim, A.J., David, Pat, Coral, Tina, photo by Marv
25 Busy night life in front of the Spanish Steps
26 View up the Spanish Steps to the church
27 Ferry from Naples to Capri
28 View of a clouded Mount Vesuvius, the volcano which obliterated Pompei
29 Tina on the ferry deck
30 Pat Reno
31 Happy Jim Reno
32 Narrow alley on Capri
33 Capri street in off season showing NO TOURISTS
34 View of the famous Faraglioni Rocks from Capri village
35 Precipitous Capri coastline
36 Winding path to the water from Capri village
37 Photo op on Capri
38 Jim and Pat
39 Lucy and Dave: Love at lunch
40 Sorrento hole in wall grocery store
41 Pompei - rock paved street
42 Pompei - Architectural details
43 Pompei - mixed rock paving
44 Pompei - lava and moss
45 Pompei - Massive terra cotta storage jars
46 View through doorway
47 Buried Urn
48 Marv by a massive urn
49 Pompei - Anybody want some wood fired pizza?
50 Pompei - logo indicating Theatre establishment
51 Lucy
52 Sicily in the distance
53 Sun sets over Sicily
54 Tina looks at her homeland, view from the ferry
55 Sun set from ferry
56 Mount Etna, the benevolent volcano, before dawn from hotel balcony in Giordini Naxus
57 Earthquake protection for a village church on the slopes of Mount Etna
58 Famous painting from the 1700's with view of Mount Etna in upper right hand corner.
59 Shop owner in Zafferana village, on the slopes of Mount Etna
60 Happy couple
61 Lava and snow at the 6000' level on Mount Etna
62 View from Mount Etna
63 The peak of the volcano
64 Coral and A.J. at one of Etna's calderas
65 Vast lava bed from an eruption in 2002
66 Smoldering peak of Etna, "Our Mountain"
67 View from the hotel in Giordini Naxus
68 Tina on the balcony
69 Small Amphitheatre in Taormina
70 Taormina village street
71 English Garden scene in Taormina
72 View of Sicilian coast from Taormina
73 Garden in Taormina
74 Basin and urns, Taormina
75 Mount Etna from Taormina
76 The mother ship...
77 Tina at the Greek theatre in Taormina
78 Etna at sunset
79 Syracusa limestone quarry, famous cave called the Ear of Dionysius
80 Christina Rausa delivering her Sicilian debut at a famous old Greek theatre
81 Theatre backstage
82 Corinthian column showing traditional leaf design
83 Ortygia Island alley
84 View of the piazza on Ortygia
85 Tree on Ortygia
86 Hot air ductwork at the Roman Villa of Casale, "the most important part of our trip" Alora!
87 Villa of Casale mosaic
88 Villa of Casale mosaic
89 Recently beautified, Saint Tina
90 Stone and terra cotta shard construction, early recycling
91 Aquaduct in Enna province
92 Sicilian tropical plant
93 Agrigento - Valley of the Temples, famous Greek ruin
94 Greek Temple at Agrigento
95 Sandstone building blocks in the Valley of the Temples
96 Temple view, one of the original 7 in the Valley
97 Tina at the Temple of Athena
98 Happy gal
99 Happy pal
100 Marv at Mondello village
101 Twelth century Norman cathedral in Monreale, suberb of Palermo
102 Interior of Cathedral with over 6000 square meters of mosaic
103 Detail of nave arches in the Monreale Cathedral
