Winter Break: Short Version

The whole story is going to be a beast, so here's the convenient list form. This post is sponsored by three-quarters of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.

Cities:
Rome
Vatican City

Florence

Pisa

Venice

Milan

Food:

pizza

pasta

panini

actual salad

gelato

lasagna

Chinese food

Churches/cathedrals/basilicas:

San Pietro

Santa Maria degli Angeli e dei Martiri

Santa Maria della Vittoria

Santa Susanna

Santi Cosma e Damiano

Santa Maria Maggiore

Santa Maria del Fiore

Santa Maria del Carmine

San Frediano in Cestello

Santa Croce

Santa Maria Novella

San Miniato al Monte

Sant'Ambrogio

San Marco

San Giovani Battista

San Giorgio Maggiore

Santa Maria della Salute

Duomo

World Heritage Sites:

Convent of Santa Maria delle Grazie

Historic Centre of Rome

Historic Centre of Florence

Piazza del Duomo, Pisa

Venice and its Lagoon

Super-famous works of art:

School of Athens

Sistine Chapel ceiling

Ecstasy of St. Theresa

David

The Last Supper