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Florence's Duomo
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More of Florence's Duomo
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The courtyard at the Bargello museum in Florence.
Our second-favorite Florence restaurant (visited twice)
was nearby. The Bargello was at one time a prison and they hung people in this courtyard.
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The tower of the Palazzo Vecchio
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The Ponte Vecchio (old bridge) over the Arno, full
of gold and diamond shops. During their retreat from
Florence in WWII, the Germans destroyed all the
Arno bridges in Florence except this one (they destroyed
the approaches to this one instead).
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A copy of Michelangelo's David standing
in front of the Palazzo Vecchio, Florence, in the location
of the original, which was moved in 1873 to the Accademia
Gallery. The replica was placed in the square in 1910.
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This poor guy was charged with maintaining order
in a loggia attached to the Uffizi. He made Elaine put her shoes back on.
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The exterior of Chiesa di San Marco in Florence. It
was located near our hotel. The square in front of the
church was a major bus transfer point and the location
of our primary breakfast resource. Elaine visited the
museum at the church, including 15th century frescoes in
monks' cells.
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Our room in Florence was on the second floor of this
building.
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Our favorite restaurant in Florence ("da Tito") was a neighborhood
trattoria a block up from our hotel. Bonafide Italian
restaurant because most of the customers were Italian,
and our lovely waitress did not speak English.
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Our breakfast place on the Piazza San Marco.
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The Boboli Gardens at the Palazzo Pitti. Not our
favorite Florence destination because too much sun
and not enough shade, few flowers.
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The grotto in Boboli Garden, including copies of two "slave"
sculptures by Michelangelo. The real sculptures are in
the Accademia museum.
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A cool sculpture at the Boboli Garden that made the
trip there worthwhile.
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We took city bus number 7 up to Fiesole, a Florence
suburb that was a Roman stronghold in the old days. This
is a Roman amphitheatre.
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Remains of Roman baths and some arches in Fiesole
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Elaine loved the wild poppies.
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View of Florence from a hillside restaurant in
Fiesole
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Our last image of Florence. The pharmacy was not
open all night, but the condom vending machine was.
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