Florence has been pretty cool. The Duomo is ridiculously large. It overwhelms the entire city with its size. Today, we attempted to climb to the top. At 287 steps were were told we were half way. I’m afraid I have to report that we gave up. And down the stairs we went… Still, it is […]

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At one point today, I simply remarked, “wow”. Lisa replied, “that is all you can say about this, ‘wow’”. You have to see this place to believe it. There aren’t mountains, but they aren’t rolling hills. They are more significant than that. Every hillside is a tapestry of agriculture and architecture. You see homes dotting […]

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We had a blast tonight. Florence is an interesting place a mixture of the renaissance era and modern day chic. Here are some pictures. Lisa and I enjoying the view from the bridge.

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Lisa and I are relaxing on out hotel terrace before heading out to dinner. We are in Florence now.

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Which day are we on?  Too lazy to go back and look, but I think it is 6.  I think a long week of activity and time change finally got to us.  We had a good day, but a quiet day. We had a private tour of the Doge’s palace and secret ‘itineraries’.  The Doge […]

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