When a person writes about visiting a city, myself included, they tend to write about specific sights, cultural institutions, or events. But one of the joys of visiting a city is just getting out and walking around. Taking in the sights and sounds of someplace new, someplace different.
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My first two days in Florence, I just spent time wandering through its historic center. I have visited before, but this time I really just wanted to look. so with no specific destination, I left me hotel and wandered, camera in hand. This is what I found, in no particular order.
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Hercules and Cacus by Bandinelli
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Ponte Vecchio in the rain
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Ponte Vecchio
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Along the Arno
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Santo Spirito Church
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Leonardo Tozzi, Cobbler
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Dante's Church
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Perseus with the head of Medusa by Cellini
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Piazza de Santo Spirito
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Santo Spirito Church
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David by Michaelangelo
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Dante Meeting Beatrice by Mario D'Ellia
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Dante |
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Piazza de La Signorina
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Hercules and Nessus by Giambologna
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Palazzo Vecchio
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The Duomo
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San Lorenzo Basilica
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Baptistry |
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Menelaus bearing the corpse of Patroclus
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So, make sure that you spend time just walking around a city when you visit. You find many things both expected and surprising when you do.
Fabulous photography!! Thank you for sharing a very different view of your travels. I feel as though I took a walk with you. I viewed several times in order to pay attention to details.
ReplyDeleteYou have an amazing eye. I remember so many of the things we saw in Florence and I felt like I was just back there. Thank you, Ed
DeleteSomethings are free and fabulous if we just take time to look and take in the world around us. I loved walking this very old city. My favorite shots are the ones of ordinary moments--an unexpected moment during a wedding procession, a bike in front of a store, a window full of interesting items, the shine of rain on cobblestones. I will never get tired of discovering new sights, through my own eyes and through the eyes of a great photographer. AMD
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