Florence, Italy

Welcome to Florence!

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We started in Florence by checking into our hotel the Relais Cavalcanti.  Here is our room:

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And here is the view out our window:

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The rest of these photos are in chronological order. These are all from or around the Piazza della Repubblica:

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Piazza della Signoria:

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Florence is one of our favorite places.

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The following is the Santa Maria Novella:

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San Lorenzo Church:

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Here is the Duomo.  It is a massive church with green, pink, and white marble:

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Okay, enough of the Duomo for one day.  I’ll come back tomorrow.

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Here is the Old Bridge in Florence:

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Views from the Uffizi Gallery:

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And of course inside the Uffizi gallery are the Birth of Venus and the statue of David.

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Early the next morning begin’s John’s Duomo Adventure.  What follows is my photo documentary of my climb up the 415 steps of the Duomo tower.

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That was not so bad.  Oh wait.  What does that sign say? Oh, there are more stairs!

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Okay, up to the next level.

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The views from up here are pretty nice!

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This was worth the climb and now that I have rested and have taken all of my photos I should probably head back down.  But wait, what does that sign say?

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Oh! More Stairs!

 

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I survived!

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Now on to more Florence.

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Here is the church Santa Croce:

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And more of Florence:

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Palazzo Pitti:

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Here is more of Florence including the Old Bridge:

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Lastly, does this elevator button look like Leonardo’s art?

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