dimanche 8 février 2009

Amazing Florence..

My photos can do no real justice!!

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Our first experience with snow! This was just after crossing the Italian border from France.


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The amazing Basilica di Santa Maria del Fiore or the Duomo


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The Baptistery


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The designer himself, Arnolfi di Cambrio


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The third tallest naves in the world.


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Beautiful paintings on the dome.


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Light a candle and say a prayer.


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Jamie and I at the Fountain of Neptune. Michaelangelo found this sculpture done by Ammannati extremely ugly and was violently angry about it.


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Hercules & Centaur- Giambologna


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Outside the famous Uffizi Museum


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The famous realist Niccolo Macchiavelli.


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A shadowy shot of the entrance to the Palazzo Pitti, a huge palace owned previously by the infamous Medici family.


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Entrance to the stunning Boboli Gardens in the palace.



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Beautiful scenery at the highest point of the gardens.



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The grotesque Fat Man.



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A copy of Michaelangelo's David sculpture. The authentic work is in the Accademia Gallery and it's STUNNING. Each view costs you 7 Euros.


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A view of the city- Ponte Vecchio


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Piazza Della Stazione



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The Basilica di San Miniato al Monte located at one of the highest points of the city.

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Mass in Italian.


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Roommates in Italy!


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Dinner out in town.

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Exchange students!

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The Wild Boar at the Porcellini Market. Rub his nose for good luck!



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This city loves Pinocchio!


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Bruschetta and good Chianti wine!


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Gelato is not for the faint of heart.

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