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The adventures begin in Italy in Florence! Here is Brunelleschi's famous Duomo. Even though it was the off season, Florence remained rather packed.
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| Ghiberti's doors of Paradise. Though blocked off by rails, they were still very impressive to see |
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| Climbing to the top of the tower! |
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| The view of Florence from the top of the Belfry! |
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| Meggly looking fierce! |
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| Riding the Carousel in Florence! |
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| My noble steed, Benvolio |
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| This was the average size and age of the other children on the carousel... |
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| But gosh, it was SO MUCH FUN! |
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| Meg taking our photos |
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| Michelangelo |
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| Dante is unimpressed |
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| Dante is totally judging this guy for drawing Harry Potter |
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| Petrarch, the ever-celebrated stalker poet |
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| Boccaccio say, "Forget 'bout it." |
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| A sculpture of a Sculptor- sculpture inception |
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| Cosmo de'Medici- The first Godfather |
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| Notice the many breasted Artemis of Ephesus |
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| Beheading of Medusa |
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| Raise the roof! |
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| The eye of Mordor has fallen so low since the destruction of the ring. Now it's only an attraction for tourists in Florence. How the mighty have fallen... |
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| Florence from the Piazza de Michelangelo |
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| Palm branches from Palm Sunday |
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| Sacrilege though this may be, I at first thought that the crucifix looked rather like Tinkerbell and that Mary was swatting her away. |
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| The lovely memorials in the lower crypt |
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| I found Fredo! |
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| He always keeps one eye on you |
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| She is a weeping Angel, don't blink |
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| I found Mrs. Norris |
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| Shall we dance? |
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| This has to be one of the more disturbing depictions of oncoming death I have seen |
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| A local artist "spruces up" public signs with his own stickers |
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| Doing the robot |
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| It's gonna blow!!! |
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| He has been silenced |
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| The first city along the Cinque Terra |
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| Train station in Milan |
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| Train station in Milan |
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| Leaving Italy and entering the Swiss Alps |
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| The Mountains |
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