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FROM ITALY – November 26, 2006 – We are vacationing in the magnificent Tuscan city of Florence (Firenze), birthplace of the Italian Renaissance. By modern standards Florence is a small city, but it has retained its reputation throughout the centuries as one of the leading cultural centers of Europe. Florence was home to a long list of renowned architects, painters and sculptors — Giotto, Brunelleschi, Ghiberti, Donatello, Verrochio, Masaccio, Uccello, Botticelli, DaVinci, Michaelangelo and many others. Their works have been lovingly preserved in this historic city, a city which is viewed by many as the world's greatest "living" museum. I have been shooting since our arrival on Tuesday. I hope these"walking around" photos, offered in no particular order, give you a sense of the visual feast that Florence offers first-time visitors like myself.
Piazza del Duomo
Duomo, doorway
Arno River, looking east
Arno River, looking west
A replica of Michelangelo's David, at Palazzo Vecchio
Piazza del Duomo
Rooftop view
Girl with her grandfather, waiting to get into the Uffizi Gallery
Clocktower, Palazzo Vecchio
Street scene
Postcard vendors are in abundant supply
Another street vendor
View of Ponte alle Grazie near sunset
Palazzo Vecchio
At Giardino di Boboli (Boboli Gardens)
Promenade along the Arno, near Ponte Vecchio
View of the Arno from a window at the Uffizi
Interior window at the Uffizi
Near the Boboli Gardens
Looking east from Ponte alle Grazie near sunset
Doorway near the Southern bank of the Arno
Officers on horseback at near Palazzo Pitti
Leaving Boboli Gardens
Florentines adore Pinocchio, whose story was authored in Florence
Niche sculpture at the Duomo
Grotta del Buontalenti in Boboli Gardens, Pitti Palace
Lovers at Boboli Gardens
Street Scene
Waiting for Ginnie at Boboli Gardens
Sunday ice cream at the Piazza della Republica
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