18Oct05 - Miscellaneous Florence

'David' replica in front of Palazzo Vecchio Amerigo Vespucci Backlit Basillica of Santa Croce Basillica Santa Croce Basillica Santa Croce perspective Bimbo planet! Bridge over River Arno Cellini's 'Perseus with the head of Medusa' David and the Lion Detail on Santa Croce carvings Duke Cosimo I Elevated statue Faded paintings on upper stories Firenze horse Firenze pigeon Gelato, baby! Geri and Paul enjoy the hot chocolate Giambologna's 'Hercules fighting the centaur Nessus' Giambologna's 'Rape of the Sabines' Gifted musician Giovanni Villani Goldsmith on Ponte Vecchio Late afternoon Firenze Leonardo DaVinci Lion overlooks Piazza della Signoria Looking down River Arno Looking up at Palazzo Vecchio Mel! Menelaus and Patroclus Michelangelo Neptune Open air market Our lunchtime stop Palazzo Vecchio Piazza della Ufizi Piazza di Santa Croce Piazza di Santa Croce in the afternoon Pinocchio! PO - Geri and Paul and the sumptuous hot chocolate PO - Kathy and Roger at lunch PO - Kathy and Roger enjoy hot chocolate Ponte Vecchio (1) Ponte Vecchio (2) Ponte Vecchio (3) Ravioli! Replica of Michelangelo's famous 'David' RK and the hot chocolate Statue of Dante The Rape of Polixena Tower from ancient city wall Tuscan marble quarry Tuscan villa Ufizi gallery entrance Unknown sculpture in Loggia dei Lanzi Via Dei Malcontenti Waterfall on River Arno Well stocked storefront