I love Roma...

For this year's trip to Italy, we went to the beautiful city of Rome.

Here are just some of the highlights to share with you all...

 Santa Maria Maggiore

 Vittoriano

 Fontana di Trevi

 Piazza di Spagna

 The Vatican City

 Mille Miglia, Castel Sant Angelo

 The prettiest pasta, Campo de Fiori

 Colosseo

 Sala della Rotonda, Musei Vaticani

Galleria delle Carte Geografiche 
(The Gallery of Maps)
Musei Vaticani

We also love the wonderful food, especially the lasagne and the gelati!

See the bright blue sky and the impeccable Italian style and elegance.

I wonder where we will go next year...

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When I spotted this handmade 'Roma' Love Heart Brooch by Ladybirdlikes, I just had to have it.

Please visit the online shop at http://www.etsy.com/shop/ladybirdlikes for more gorgeous designs.

Ciao ciao

xxx

My favourite little shop...

In a fabulous little place called Bellagio which is situated on Lake Como in Italy... Our favourite place to spend a holiday x

Whenever and wherever we go, we love to buy a decoration or two for our Christmas tree. It's the most spoilt tree we know.

Going to Italy in May we thought it would be too early to find any decorations...

But we discovered this wonderful shop full of handmade glass gifts and Christmas decorations.

The lovely lady let me take some photos for my blog.

So here I am sharing my secret find with you...

You must visit or maybe you have already been there too...

I Vetri di Bellagio

Via Garibaldi, 41/60

22021 Bellagio

Como

Italy

http://www.bellagio.co.nz/vetri/

We couldn't resist popping in more than once and were unable to leave without buying a little something each time...

I loved all the cute fused glass trees, stockings, snowflakes, snowmen and nativity characters.

An upside-down Christmas tree draped in delicate glass garlands...

I love these colourful glass balloons too. Take me home...

Arrivederci! See you soon... x

I know it's only June, but I'm already getting into the Christmas mood and plan to make more of my own cute decorations.

Hope you like them...

http://www.etsy.com/listing/34599670/mini-christmas-stockings

http://www.etsy.com/listing/56857023/felt-tree-magnets-family-of-3

http://www.etsy.com/listing/56850573/red-and-white-felt-stars

http://www.etsy.com/listing/59684241/trio-of-gingerbread-houses

Have a fab day and here's to more fun holidays... x

Just a few more photos from Italy...

I love how cakes are wrapped like precious little gifts.

They make each customer and each purchase feel extra special.

Ta da!

From a delicious cake and coffee shop right across the street,

we chose a yummy fruit custard tart and a sweet millefeuille chocolate pastry.

There is much more to Pisa than just the Leaning Tower.

Definitely worth a visit. I even found a haberdashery shop.

The Baptistery, Pisa.

Love the colour of the sky. Just like a postcard.

Who needs a Ferrari in Florence...

When you can drive around the city in one of these cute cars?

The wonderful medieval town of San Gimignano high in the hills.

Visit the famous Gelateria there.

Piazza del Campo in sunny Siena.

Venue for Il Palio.

The Duomo in Siena has a beautiful soft pink facade.

And then it was time to check out.

The hotel reception...

It had to be pink!

Arrivederci, Italy!

We will be back soon... x

My fabulous birthday treat...

Wow! What a wonderful wonderful surprise!

A long weekend away in Florence. Mr Mac is the best!

We also visited San Gimignano, Siena and Pisa.

Please add a comment if you would like to see more photos.

We love the gelati! Fragiola, ananas, cocomero, limone, banana, pesca... x