Greece

May 16 - May 23

It's been a long time since our last post and we promise to go back and fill in the blanks soon; but for now, we want to share with you our pictures of our trip to Greece. We put a few of our favorite ones here for you to enjoy and if you are interested in the rest then you can find them here. It was quite an experience to see for ourselves the Acropolis with the Parthenon standing guard over the city of Athens. We also enjoyed our day trips out of the city to Delphi, Corinth, and lots of interesting sites in between. Lee Anne loved the island of Santorini and wants to go back to the Greek Islands to see more of the beautiful views.


The Acropolis with the Agora in the foreground.


The Parthenon


The Caryatids Balcony, Acropolis, Athens


The main street of ancient Corinth


View of the ruins of Delphi


The Treasury of Athens, Delphi


Santorini - the town of Fira


Jason and Wren in the town of Oia on Santorini


Oia, Santorini


Fira, Santorini at night

Ferrara and Italian Bunny Lovers

May 4-5, 2007

We went to the town of Ferrara to attend an Italian rabbit rescue gathering. The group is called AAE Conigli which stands for the Association of Exotic Animals - Rabbits. They are trying to become the first European chapter of the House Rabbit Society and we hope we are able to be of some help to them in their endeavor. (Note: In July, AAE Conigli became approved as a HRS chapter.) While we were attending the event, we decided to take the opportunity to explore the sites of the town. I hope you enjoy our pictures!


The Romanesque cathedral of San Girogio was consecrated in 1135


The Castello Estense is in the center of town and is surrounded by a moat. It was built after 1385.


Jason and Wren in front of the castello (from another angle).


This is Lara on the left and her friend on the right who translated for us. Lara is one of the managers of the Italian chapter.


These are some of the bunnies brought for the bunny parade.


Look at the crows that their even drew! Fantastic!


Another shot of the event!


A cute coniglio di Italia (rabbit of Italy).


Of course the Italian group has their own wine label!