 Not sure where in Trento this is, but it's such a cute picture. Feel free to photoshop a more interesting background if you like. |
 This is why elevators should not have mirrors in them. |
 The Castle Buonconsiglio, which was right near our hotel. |
 The castle tower from inside the courtyard |
 There were great views of the city and the mountains from between the columns of the castle balconies. |
 The monument on the hill is a memorial to the Italian patriot, Cesare Battisti, who was executed by Austrians in this very castle. |
 I like the pattern formed by these columns |
 If you want to let the visiting cardinals know where you stand on the whole catholic/protestant thing, there's nothing like a fresco of Charlemagne to make your point. |
 The castle courtyard had nice gardens. |
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 Meredith enjoys lunch in the shade on the main square of Trento. |
 This is what you get when you order egg on your pizza. It was delicious! (Using advanced special effects, this photo shows just how dinner would look after 3 liters of wine.) |
 We went on a tour of a vineyard. Drinking wine in the fields really intimidates next year's crop. |
 A real live Italian winemaker explains why his wine is so good. |
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 We even got to see the winery's secret stash. |
 Meredith is impressed with the size of the free sample at the end of the tour. |
 A rare sighting of Brian in his natural habitat. |
 We were in Trento during their weeklong summer festival, which involved parades of people in medieval garb. |
 Like at any festival, all of the weirdos come out of the woodwork. |
 The parade honored local trades and guilds. This horse-drawn float brought its own blacksmiths in the medieval version of carrying a spare tire. |
 This handsome creature was the finale of the parade. Santa really doesn't look at all the same during the summer. |
 Further evidence that Trento was on the Catholic side of the disagreements. |
 These are some of the frescoes in the main square that have remained essentially intact since the Council of Trent. |
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 The Neptune fountain in the main square |
 The fountain and the 12th century tower in the main square are the symbols of Trento. |
 The square has a nice garden designed to be enjoyed by all five senses. |
 Brian has a sixth sense for relaxation. Why can't all park benches be designed like this? |
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 Meredith takes a break from her conference to enjoy the ambience. |
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 The flowers, the fountain and the frescoes on a beautiful summer day |
 Brian tries his hand at nature photography while Meredith is at her conference. |
 All throughout Italy we found lots of lavender plants which were full of honeybees. |
 A view of Trento's tower from a different perspective. |
 The main square from above |
 The city park across from the train station. |
 On the last night of the conference, we went to another winery for dinner. |
 Traveling in Italy seems to suit us well! |
 On our last day, we were able to take the funicular to this vantage point over the town. |
 Although the afternoon rain makes things hazy, you can still see the town square in the middle of this shot. |
 This was one of Meredith's best business trips ever! |
 Brian is smiling that the rain hasn't made it up here quite yet. |
 But we can see the storm moving in across the valley! |
 This statue of Dante adorns the city park. |
 I'm not sure who this guy is sitting on the dragon. |
 The lower portion of the column depicts people suffering the torments of hell, while angels in paradise are above. |