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A view from the Crazy Train Restaurant of our rented Villa. |
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The villa we rented for the week |
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A view of the Arno from the Ponte Vecchio |
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Can you spot the tourist in the photo? |
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Not sure what this guy was monitoring but we didn't want to find out. |
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Checking out the statues of the famous Florentines. |
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Looking over the Arno from the Uffizi. The first bridge is the Ponte Vecchio. |
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From the top of the Duomo. Daivd Robertson, myself, Shanon and Diane. |
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I'm pretty happy to be in Italy |
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Gary in the shot. OK, enough photos for now. |
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The Rape of the Sabine Women, by Giambologna (1582) |
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Perseus with the Head of Medusa, by Cellini (1554) |
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Hanging out at the copy of the David, the original is much nicer |
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The escape bridge from the government building |
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Pitti palace and Boboli gardens |
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Pitti palace and Boboli gardens |
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Pitti palace and Boboli gardens |
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Pitti palace and Boboli gardens |
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Pitti palace and Boboli gardens |
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Pitti palace and Boboli gardens |
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Arch of Constantine, built 315 A.D. |
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From the top of the Duomo |
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Looking out from the Flavian Amphitheater onto the Forum |
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Outside of the Flavian Amphitheater |
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Looking up at the Oculus inside the Panthean. |
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Mount Vesuvius isn't too far away |
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Roman fast food restaurant |
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Amazing how much color there was there |
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Streets were designed for carts and pedestrians |
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Because water/waste flowed through the streets these raised stones kept your feet dry |
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Pompei brothel customer bed |
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One of my favorite museums: Les Invalides — Musée de l'Armée |
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Officer's armor with canonball hole in it |
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Champ de Mars: landscape park by le Tour Eiffel |
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My last day in Europe 2001. I'm pretty tired at this point |
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