{"id":1992,"date":"2015-07-23T18:45:54","date_gmt":"2015-07-23T18:45:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/donatedhouse.org.uk\/?p=1992"},"modified":"2015-07-23T18:45:54","modified_gmt":"2015-07-23T18:45:54","slug":"italy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/donatedhouse.org.uk\/?p=1992","title":{"rendered":"Italy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Here are some pictures from Italy, where I spend the last few days of my gloriously work-free last 3 weeks.<\/p>\n<p>Me and Anna at the Vatican:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1993\" alt=\"the vatican\" src=\"http:\/\/donatedhouse.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/IMG_3318.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Me and Anna at the Pantheon:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1994\" alt=\"the pantheon\" src=\"http:\/\/donatedhouse.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/IMG_3324.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Me standing in a fountain. It was so\u00a0 cold it actually hurt my ankles, which was awesome.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1995\" alt=\"standing in a fountain\" src=\"http:\/\/donatedhouse.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/IMG_3326.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"478\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Anna drinking from the same fountain. The standing in bit was below. She didn&#8217;t stand in it, she is too civilised for that.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1996\" alt=\"drinking from a fountain\" src=\"http:\/\/donatedhouse.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/IMG_3327.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"857\" srcset=\"https:\/\/donatedhouse.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/IMG_3327.jpg 640w, https:\/\/donatedhouse.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/IMG_3327-477x640.jpg 477w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>We ate a lot of really good food. The Italians are pretty good at food.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"dinner\" src=\"http:\/\/donatedhouse.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/IMG_3342.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" \/><\/p>\n<p>This meal was on a terrace by the sea, with beach umbrellas closed up for the night and a beautiful sunset.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1997\" alt=\"sunset on the beach\" src=\"http:\/\/donatedhouse.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/IMG_3343.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"478\" \/><\/p>\n<p>And afterwards we ate ice cream. There was a lot of amazing ice cream.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1998\" alt=\"eating ice cream\" src=\"http:\/\/donatedhouse.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/IMG_3346.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"857\" srcset=\"https:\/\/donatedhouse.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/IMG_3346.jpg 640w, https:\/\/donatedhouse.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/IMG_3346-477x640.jpg 477w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Apparently Italian cats also sit in boxes.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1999\" alt=\"cat in a box\" src=\"http:\/\/donatedhouse.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/IMG_3348.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"857\" srcset=\"https:\/\/donatedhouse.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/IMG_3348.jpg 640w, https:\/\/donatedhouse.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/IMG_3348-477x640.jpg 477w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>We visited the etruscan tombs at Cerveteri, a short bus ride north of the town where we were staying. We left before 7 am but it was still stiflingly hot on the walk there.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2000\" alt=\"anna descending into a tomb\" src=\"http:\/\/donatedhouse.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/IMG_3360.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"853\" srcset=\"https:\/\/donatedhouse.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/IMG_3360.jpg 640w, https:\/\/donatedhouse.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/IMG_3360-480x640.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>But it was cooler in the tombs.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2001\" alt=\"anna standing outside a tomb\" src=\"http:\/\/donatedhouse.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/IMG_3364.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"478\" \/><\/p>\n<p>And at least it was forested and shady.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2003\" alt=\"tomb cat\" src=\"http:\/\/donatedhouse.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/IMG_3367.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"857\" srcset=\"https:\/\/donatedhouse.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/IMG_3367.jpg 640w, https:\/\/donatedhouse.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/IMG_3367-477x640.jpg 477w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>And they were kind enough to supply a cat at the cafe. Good place.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here are some pictures from Italy, where I spend the last few days of my gloriously work-free last 3 weeks. Me and Anna at the Vatican: Me and Anna at the Pantheon: Me standing in a fountain. 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