Testing trip day 1: The Castle of Udine (il Castelo di Udine)

So I had to take a few tests a few weeks ago.  Luckily the testing took place in the morning which left us the afternoon/evening to wander around northeastern Italy.  We were really blown away by the beauty of the things we saw.  The area just behind the hotel where we stayed was bursting with mountains (the Dolomites, a part of Italy's north eastern Alps).  The photos in this post and the next two cover our travels in this beautiful part of Italy.

Apartment over Via Daniele Manin entrance to older portion of town

Backside of apartment from above photo

The Net in front of the Porch of Sant Giovani (part of the Piazza della Libertà)

The Journalist and Pianogurl happy to see the sights

Statue at northeast end of the Piazza della Libertà (photo courtesy of the Net...our older son)

Cool photo the Net took of a statue in the Piazza della Libertà

Another of the Net's pictures...this is a closer up shot of the lady two photos up

Looking slightly southeast across the Piazza della Libertà, you see Udine's City hall.
You may not see an ornate, beautiful window like this on a city hall building in the US.

Here we are before we go up the steps (seen in the background) to Udine castle.

Via Sottomonte, Udine, Itlay

Rear view of Porch of Sant Giovanni from Udine castle's entrance.

Udine castle's church on Piazzale del Castello

Foot path leading up to the top of the hill where the castle is located.
Old legend says Genghis Khan's soldiers this hill throwing
helmet-loads of dirt one on top of another.