Capital City Seventeen - Switzerland : Geneva (capital city is Bern) - 178 to go

Picture with passport control

So another picture in the airport, had flown into Geneva then had gone on to Morzine to go Snowboarding, so took the Switzerland photo opportunity in case I don't get back there. Fingers crossed I do so can have more interesting pictures, in the meantime with no relation to capital cities, here's me snowboarding.

Morzine

One of the few times I was not on my arse

Capital City Fifteen - Vatican City: Vatican City (capital) - 180 to go

Picture with local policeman outside the Vatican

Heading to Rome meant that two capitals could be gotten in one swoop, the day before I got married we walked to the Vatican, it's such a grande building, although we didn't go inside (the queues wrapped themselves around the building edge for miles it seemed) we did walk around the front and spied a policeman telling off queue jumpers. My opportunity was there, I took it.

I love getting these pictures.

Da daaaa the Vatican

Capital City Sixteen - Italy: Rome (capital) - 179 to go

Photo with two centurions in my wedding dress

I had planned my trip to Italy with my boyfriend, then about 6 weeks before we left to go, he surprised me by asking me to marry him - in Italy!! Just us in a beautiful old temple. Having never possessed the bride gene, the thought of a big wedding haunted me, so we didn't tell anyone (sorry mum) and set rail to Italy on an overnight train to start our married life together. Though we nearly missed the train and only just boarded when the doors started to close and beep.

Italy was so hot, and walking everywhere (and being four months pregnant) I was so tired and my days did consist of naps (even the wedding day).
Had a couple of days before the wedding so walked around taking in all the beautiful sites.

View over Rome

Inside the Pantheon

 My cousin arrived to Rome a couple days later, we had had arranged to meet there as she was already in Italy holidaying from Australia, and we presented her with the only invite and surprised her that she would be the witness at the wedding.
The following day I got married!! And got my picture with my local.
Great Day!!

An arm wrestle before the wedding whilst Phil Collins was playing

we are married

ice cream on the streets of Rome

Dancing on the Spanish Steps

The following day we head to Capri for our honeymoon.