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The view from the lodgings of one Jon Wang--
host, friend, and rock legend
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Christ's Baptism - door of Battistero di San Giovanni
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Inside the Battistero
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The world's best ever artist, hands down.
Go to Florence and see his David.
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Dante - Author of
the Divine Comedyand famous former resident of Florence
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Duomo -
Scaffolding I've found is something
you need to get used to in old Europe
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Basilica di Santa Croce -
Burial place of Dante, Galileo, Michelangelo, Machiavelli, and others
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Ponte Vecchio
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Dante's Tomb
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The Bottom half of Cellini's "Perseus"
and a fake David in the background.
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Scooters dominate the streets here;
oh yeah and behind them is one of the most
beautiful churches in the world
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Good clock
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Sunset on the Arno
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Florence just after sunset, from Piazza Michelangelo
Categorical Statement:
Ponte Vecchio is the most beautiful bridge in the world.