Europe Trip, Part 2: What We Saw

The last update went into detail about what Belu and I did in Europe. Today will be largely photos, the prettiest ones I could scrounge up. Click on any photo to embiggen, and I think most of 'em are worth it. Please enjoy!

Puerta del Sol in Madrid


Getting ready to start the day in Plaza Real, Madrid


Roman viaduct in Segovia


Main plaza in Segovia


Segovian street, approaching the viaduct


Cathedral in Segovia


View of the Alhambra in Toledo


Park Güell in Barcelona


A Barcelonan woman awaiting her meat


The interior of La Sagrada Familia in Barcelona


Gracia neighborhood in Barcelona


Our last night in Barcelona featured a better view than we expected, at least for a little while.


Belu in a bustling market in Barcelona


Talking politics at a cafe in the middle of the market


Feeding the birds outside of Notre Dame


Le Trocadero as viewed from the Eiffel Tower


Hospital des Invalides and a lot more of Paris


Street dedicated to Edward VII in Paris


Paris from the Sacré-Cœur


Another bird aficionado in Paris


Geneva


Playing chess in Geneva


The Grand Canal in Venice


Piazza San Marco in Venice


Venice


More Venice


A different view from the gondola


Venice was overrun by short, Asian ladies with sharp elbows and quick camera trigger fingers. But these two seemed nice.


A small canal in Venice


The Arno in Florence


A hazy day in Florence


The cat guarding the staircase to Piazza Michaelangelo


Some amazing clouds rolled through during a stroll through the gardens at Palazio Pitti


St. Peter's Basilica in Rome


Some old friends in Pincio Park.


The Coliseum


The Roman Forum with Monumento a Vittorio Emanuele II in the background


A large-scale take on the Roman Forum


All those travels sure made us tired. This guy, too, apparently. Sweet dreams, everyone!