 Mom & Joe at breakfast in the restaurant of the Grand Hotel Dino, the 5 star hotel where we stayed on Lake Maggiore in Baveno.
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 Mom & Joe in front of the Grand Hotel Dino, the 5 star hotel where we stayed on Lake Maggiore in Baveno.
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 The Duomo (Cathedral) and Torre Pendente (Leaning Tower) of Pisa. The church was built from 1068 to 1118 AD and the tower from 1174 to 1350 AD.
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 Joe trying to straighten up the Leaning Tower of Pisa.
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 A Luciano Family self-portrait in the salon prior to our medieval dinner in Florence.
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 The front of the Duomo Santa Maria del Fiore (Cathedral of St. Mary of the Flowers) in Florence.
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 The "golden" doors of the Baptistry of the Duomo Santa Maria del Fiore (Cathedral of St. Mary of the Flowers) in Florence.
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 The tomb of Michelangelo Bonarotio in the Santa Croce Basilica (Church of the Holy Cross) in Florence.
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 Mom & Joe at the rear of the Duomo Santa Maria del Fiore (Cathedral of St. Mary of the Flowers) in Florence.
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 A view of the Duomo and Florence from the cupola at the top of the dome. We climbed 459 steps to get up there. (Panorama 1 of 4)
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 A view of the Duomo and Florence from the cupola at the top of the dome. We climbed 459 steps to get up there. (Panorama 3 of 4)
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 Mom & Joe and a view of the Duomo and Florence from the cupola at the top of the dome. We climbed 459 steps to get up there.
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 Dad, Joe & Mom and a view of the Duomo's bell tower and Florence from the cupola at the top of the dome. We climbed 459 steps to get up there.
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 Joe, Mom & Dad in front of the famous David, a sculpture by Michelangelo in the Academy of Fine Arts in Florence.
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 A view of Florence and the Duomo from the Piazzale Michelangiolo.
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 Joe & Mom having a pastry and cappuccino at a sidewalk cafe along the Piazza del Campo in Siena.
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