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Venice from the Rialto Bridge
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Pigeons on St. Mark's Square
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To some the pigeons seemed just
as important a part of the
square as the other famous
sites. They ...
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St. Mark's Cathedral
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Megan on St. Mark's Square
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This Catheral is purported to
contain St. Mark's remains.
Notice the influence of Turkish
design in ...
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In the evening, this square is
bathed in moonlight and three
orchestras compete for patrons
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Venice View from our Balconey
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Siena Water Fountain
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We had a great view of Venetian
architecture, canals and singing
gondoliers from the flat we
stayed ...
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Dozens of pigeons line up to
take a drink from the mouth of
gargoyles like these.
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Another Tower Conquered
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Siena Town Hall
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Megan continues to battle her
fear of heights on yet another
European tower.
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Siena was renowned as one of the
first cities with an elected
government in Italy.
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Sick Nate
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Nate takes a break on a bench
while Megan climbs Giotto's
tower. Maybe we should have
parked him ...
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Duomo/Florence Aerial
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Duomo Aerial View
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The Duomo as viewed from atop
Giotto's tower.
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Tuscan Countryside
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Florence from Afar
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We took a bike tour outside
Florence, visiting a winery, a
monastery, and taking in some
great ...
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Views leaving Florence from our
bike tour.
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Laundromat Fun
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Street Entertainer
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A three-week trip makes doing a
little laundry necessary.
However, traveling with Nate
means an ...
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Florence was full of interesting
street entertainers - this was
one of the more unique ones.
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Gelato!
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Duomo
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Yuuummmm! One of the best parts
of Italy.
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Many towns in Italy had
distinctive looking churches,
but Florence's duomo was
definitely one fo the ...
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