Florence and Pisa

April 2004

From Rome we went on to Florence for a couple of days and from Florence on to the Cinque Terre by way of Pisa, to see the leaning tower, which was, in fact, leaning...

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The train

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The Duomo, built with a hole
awaiting a dome in its roof, as the
technology to span it with a dome was
not yet available...

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Ponte Vecchio (bridge)		 126_2700

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Downtown street in Florence		 127_2705

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A grandma with her
granddaughters

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Waiting outside the Ristorante il Latini
to see if we would be lucky enough
to get a table for the 19:30 seating

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Our stuff

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Jerry, marathon medal,
leaning tower of Pisa

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Me, leaning tower of Pisa

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Jerry and the tower

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The tower
200 feet tall, 55 feet wide,
and leans at an 85 degree
angle.

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The tower started to lean almost
immediately after construction began.

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The tower was built over two
centuries by at least three different
architects. The first stones were laid
in 1173 and was completed
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A view out the train on the way to
the Cinque Terre		    

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