Florence by BradAndDebbie
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Florence
The Ride to Siena
Cinque Terre
Venice
First stop, Florence. We stayed here for a few days, then took the train to Cinque Terre, then the train to Venice, then the train back to here.
Arno River
Ponte Vecchio
Living statue outside Uffizzi gallery
Plant wall
We discovered this really cool living wall of plants that is there just to hide a parking lot.
Front of Santa Croce from allleyway
Best pizza in Italy!
Graffitti Italian style
Santa Maria Novella
A pasta vending machine
Only in Italy!
View from the New Hotel
View of the Arno from our room
Tower remains of the old city wall
View from street to Santa Maria del Fiore i.e. Il Duomo
Il Duomo (Santa Maria del Fiore - Brunelleschi's dome)
Baptistry at Santa Maria del Fiore
Main cathedral Santa Maria del Fiore
Baptistry covered in fabric
While this is going through restoration, it is covered to look like the building beneath. Apparently this is how they do it, as we saw similarly covered buildings all over the place.
Il Duomo entry area
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Brunelleschi's dome
Palazzo Vecchio - city hall & (duke's) mayor's home
Lorenzo Medici "the magnificent" lived here & then his son Cosimo started restoring/renovating the Pitti Palace across the river for more space which then became the home of the main governing persons
Plaza outside Uffizi galleries & Palazzo Vecchio during EU election rally
Interior courtyard of Palazza Vecchio
Painting of Florence
We found this interesting painting of early Florence. Apparently they had naked giants that swam in the river back then.
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Some art over Arno - yes, he is stepping off
The gardens below Piazzale Michelangelo
Gardens below Piazzale Michelangelo
Great view!
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The view from Piazzale Michelangelo
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San Miniato al Monte
An early Orthodox church on the road to Boboli Gardens
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Il Duomo's bell tower
An interesting hotel courtyard
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