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| View from our hotel window. Not a bad sight to wake up to. |
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Our hotel terrace, a fine place to enjoy a fine cappuccino with friends.
Visit to Basilica of Santa Croce:
The largest Franciscan church in the world. |
A Jewish architect designed the church's facade.
This basilica is the burial place of some of Italy's most illustrious men:
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| Galileo; physicist, astronomer, mathematician, philosopher. d. 1642. |
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| Michelangelo; sculptor, painter, architect, poet, engineer. d. 1564. |
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| Dante; poet. d. 1321. |
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| Alberti; architect, poet, priest, philosopher. d. 1472. |
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| Machiavelli; historian, politician, diplomat, philosopher. d. 1527. |
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| Beautiful depiction of the Annunciation. |
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| Cloister at Santa Croce. |
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| Florentine shoe makers....genuine Italian leather. |
Florence is famous for its history, architecture, and art....
The Duomo
Basilica of St. Mary of the Flower:
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| A twenty-four hour clock...don't see that every day. |
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| In America, we have the "family car," like the Chevy Suburban. In Italy, they have the "family bike," fully equipped with a basket for the baby! |
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| Basilica of Santa Maria Novella. |
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| Some beautiful Florentine stationary. I bought the baby's initials to hang above her crib :) |
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