After four days in Rome, we took a train up to Florence, where we stayed for two nights. For electrical problems unbeknownst to us, we were upgraded from our third floor apartment to the top floor suite, which had two balconies and roof access. We spent the first night drinking wine and watching shooting stars...
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| View of the Duomo from our roof |
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| Our street |
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| The Duomo |
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| Ponte Vecchio |
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| Statue in the garden behind the Uffizi Gallery |
Unfortunately, many of the sights in Florence forbade the use of photography: Michaelangelo's
David in the Galleria del'Accademia; the incredible Uffizi Gallery; the inside of the Duomo.
David was particularly moving -- it really validated the importance of seeing something with one's own eyes. I actually gasped when I saw it. It's amazing what differentiates this one statue with the thousands of others just like it, including its copies... nothing perceptible, that's for sure. Hmm. Will think on this one.
Also:
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| Handicapped chair lift that we sometimes used to move our "luggage" |
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