Florence

Here’s the birthplace of the renaissance. Not like this particular street but the city in general. That dome in the background in particular.

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This was the bridge to cross which is why it was set up as a major trading area. Now lined with gold shops.

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The buildings all look a little different and towers peak out here and there.

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Ignoring the cranes it looks so nice and peaceful.

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The trades that sponsored the building of the churches were honoured with carvings representing their trade.

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This one depicts the trade of “historians disagree”.

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Here’s a spiralling statue that shows a less than pleasant scene.

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Hercules was back in fashion and carved killing a variety of things.

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This is Matt wandering through one of the most famous art galleries in the world. Not inside where the art is; that would be expensive. And we’re sick of ninja turtles. But wandering through the courtyard totally counts.

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After all those ninja turtles it was PIZZA TIME!

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It was very pretty as the sun set, but then it got a bit chilly.

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Time to hide inside and eat all the meat. It didn’t beat Argentina, but pretty good.

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