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'Our' street, a quiet little backwater
This is the street Philipo Lippi was born on,there is a plaque on the...
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The peaceful garden area
our apartment( out of the picture on the left) had the use of this...
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living room of apartment
The living, cooking area were separated from the sleeping area by the wall to...
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Certosa del Galluzzo
It wasn't as much of a climb as it looks!
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Certosa del Galluzzo--cloister
In the foreground is the little cemetary where the monks are buried.
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Certosa del Galluzzo--Cistercian monk
This is the monk who gave us the tour. The Cistercians took over the...
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Certosa del Galluzzo--Flemish stained glass
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Certosa del Galluzzo--hallway
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Certosa del Galluzzo--misericords
The misericords(from 1500) were painted over in black when the monks...
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Certosa del Galluzzo--monks' cell
These monks had quite lavish quaters!
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Certosa del Galluzzo-- inner cloister
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Certosa del Galluzzo--view
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Dolls in toy shop window
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Yummy looking!
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Fiesole--cloister of San Francesco
This was such a lovely place, I could live there.
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Fiesole--monastery of San Francesco #2
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Fiesole--monasterry of San Francesco--ha
Each doorway leeds to a monk's cell.
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Fiesole--monastery of San Francesco--mon
These were rather smaller than those at Galluzzo!
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Fiesole--monestary of San Francesco-
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Fiesole--swallows on pole
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Flower market #7
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Flower market #9
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Flower market #6
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Flower market --cacti #2
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Flower market #3
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Church of Ognissanti-- Ghirlandaio, Lamentation
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Cloister of Ognissanti
So many churches seem to have these secluded cloisters.
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Antique Fiat Cinquecento
Wow! I remember these from when I was a kid--and I'm not saying...
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fresco on street corner
These are everywhere.
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Grocer's shop
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Fruit made from marzipan
This was in the beautifully decorated window of Migone, a lovely sweets and...
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Garden of the Iris #9
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Garden of the Iris #2
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Garden of the Iris #11
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Garden of the Iris--lilypond
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Iris #2
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Garden of the Iris--waterlily
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Gardne of the Iris #3
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Garden of the Rose #3
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Horse and cart
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Hams in the central market
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Little back street near Ponte Vecchio
While all the tourist crowd the street along the river and the Ponte Vecchio,...
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Miniature wine bottles
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Interior of candy and pastry shop
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Orsanmichele--altar
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Orsanmichele--altar and background
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Orsanmichele--exterior window detail
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Orsanmichele--stained glass window
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Palazzo Davanzati #2
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Palazzo Davanzati--diningroom
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Palazzo Davanzati--fireplace
The bellows are from the 17th century.
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Palazzo Davanzati--stairwell #2
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Palazzo Davanzati--view to stairway
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Donatello's 500 year old wooden Magdalena
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Cain and Able panel of baptistery door
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Pharmacy of Santa Maria Novella
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Pharmacy of SMN
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Pharmacy of SMN #5
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Beautiful hand embroidered dresses
All the wares in this shop were hand embroidered in Tuscany.
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Phone box in antiques' shop
If I had gone inside I would still be there!
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Refectory of San Salvi
Andrea Del Sarto's cenacolo--look no people!
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San Salvi Cenacolo detail
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View from San Miniato
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San Miniato al Monte
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Veiw from Pza.Michelangelo-detail #2
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Ponte Vecchio--jeweller's shop window
Ponte Vecchio is very touristy but the windows and the architecture are worth...
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View through shop on Ponte Vecchio
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Shops on Ponte Vecchio
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Jewels in shop window
Imagine wearing those! They were all in shapes of castles.
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Filligree animal brooches
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View of Ponte Vecchio
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Sta.Felicita, stained glass window
Sta. Felicita is tucked away in a corner near Ponte Vecchio.
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Street scene
Another empty street.
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Courtyard garden
The open garden tucked away behind a palazzo,the azaleas were as tall as a...
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lemon tree
And the smell.....mmmmmm!
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Courtyard garden
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Courtyard garden
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Dante Society building--front
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Vegetables in the central market
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Zucchini with flowers on
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Vegetables in market
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Strange little car advertizing Vivoli
What IS this thing?!
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Rocking Horse sculpture outside Uffizi
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View from Ufizzi
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Street artist outside Uffizi
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Palazzo Vecchio and Uffizi
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Courtyard of Palazzo Vecchio #2
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Palazzo Vecchio--cabinet of wood and inlaid gem
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Palazzo Vecchio--cabinet of wood and inlaid
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No way man!
This guy lay there in the street for ages...he may well still be there!
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Bigallo Museum building
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Giotto's campanile
I climbed all 414 steps to the top!
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Duomo from tracery window of campanile
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Duomo from balcony of campanile
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View from Giotto's campanile--Palazzo Vecchio
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View from Giotto's campanile--Duomo--
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baptistery roof from campanile balcony
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Duomo through window of campanile
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Duomo and campanile
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View of buildings on Via dello Studio with Duomo
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View of Duomo from Ponte Vecchio #2
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Peek into a courtyard
Please open those gates!
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Artist painting near San Frediano
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banks of the Arno
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View of Florence at 6am
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SMN at 6am
Bye,bye, Florence.
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