Italy – Jay Ressler

No. 24. Florence in February

All'antico Vinaio — Best Sandwiches in Florence (All’antico Vinaio) Good cheap wine too.

Santa Croce

In the Feedbag

Through an Archway

Arno Reflections

Shutters & Planters

Street Artist Begins

Street Artist Later

White Bicycles

Leather

Squash

Squid

Accordion Player

Dome of Cathedral of Santa Maria de Fiore and Campanile

Ponte Vecchio

Florentine Haze

The City from Giotto's Campanile — The City from Giotto’s Campanile

More Leather

Basilica di San Lorenzo

Rooftops from the Campaniele

Rooftops

More Rooftops

Palazzo Vecchio

Doumo at Night

No. 23. Ruins and Countryside

Ancient Steps and Shadows

Bronze Bells - San Girolamo dei Croati — Bronze Bells – San Girolamo dei Croati

Italian Countryside 1

Italian Countryside 2

Italian Countryside 3

Italian Countryside 4

Funnel Head One-Man Band

Mausoleum of Augustus Restoration

Set for Dinner

Trees and Ruins Mausoleum of Augustus — Trees and Ruins

Last look at Rome as we leave for Florence (Firenze). Country scenes were shot from the train.

No. 22. More From the Roman Street

Alone in the Park

Daddy's Girl — Daddy’s Girl

Dancing Queen

Faceless Convention

Eatery Come-On

Fountain Climbing in Broad Daylight

Mastering the Concept

Wearing Pink Skates

Hi Fashion Shoes

Toward the Spanish Steps

Young Girl and the Street Singer

Fountain Climbing at Night

No. 21. From the Roman Street

Shutters and Curtains

Disks and Domes

Enjoying the Sunshine with a Close Friend

Green Shutters

Parked

Modern Throwback

Reflecting Pond

Villa Medici

Walking in the Street

Getting Ready for the Day

No. 20. Street Portraits in Rome

With a Selfie Stick I

Capturing a Friend

Carrying a Selfie Stick

Checking Social Media

Young Couple at the Pantheon

Gilato at the Fountain

Gilato to Go

Guardians of the Faith

Holding Hands

With a Selfie Stick II

Head to Head in the Piazza Di Spagna

Selfies in the Piazza Di Spagna

A Study in Contrasts

Opposite Attitudes

No. 18. Forbidden

Kissing on St. Peter's head — Kissing on St. Peter’s head

Sfera con Sfera, by Arnaldo Pomodoro

Sistine Chapel

Sistine Chapel

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No. 16. Rome Street Portraits, No 2

Woodcarver

Walking and Wordless

V for Vatican

Sunning on the Tiber

Snapping a Friend

Sewing at an Art Booth

Selfie Using a Pink Phone

Posing for a Friend

Bridge Painter

OMG! There's a Hand Growing Out of My Head — OMG! There’s a Hand Growing Out of My Head

Lovers on the Curb

Life Imitating Art

Singing to the Cracks

BlackSmith & Keymaker — Blacksmith & Keymaker

No. 15. Rome Street Portraits I

Faceless next to an Empty Chair

Music Outside the Pantheon

Pay One Euro and fill the Chair, Faceless will pose

On the Phone — On the Steps Talking on the Phone

Rifling throuh her bag

Sitting on the steps with a gull

Superwoman in pink shoes

Surveying

No. 12. Colors of Venice

Sunset Across the Lagoon

Bells on the Square

Leaning Tower of Venice

All Tied Up

Off Duty

Punta della Dogana di Mare Statue Venice — Punta della Dogana di Mare

Santa Maria della Salute

Venetian Colors

Another Leaning Tower

Red Row

Boats and Buildings

On the Waterfront

No. 11. Venician Candids

Sundown Wedding Kiss

Posing at Sundown on the Lagoon

Chinese Tourists — 120 million people from China travel abroad every year. 68% are women. Italy is the second favorite destination outside Asia. (Around 70 million Americans travel abroad annually.)

Dining Out — Dining Out Beside a Canal

Cats are People Too

Looking Down on a Gondola

Riding the Lagoon

Posing in front of San Marcos

Man and a Dog with Red Jacket

Man, Boy, and Dog