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We first visited Florence on our first trip to Europe in 1978 travelling with my parents on a guided European tour.
We were scheduled to meet a friend there who was studying architecture on an exchange program.
The day before we arrived, she was injured in a motor scooter accident.
The previous morning, my mother had her purse (and passport) snatched from her shoulder in Rome by a thief on a motorbike driving on the sidewalk.
Most of the rest of our stay in Florence was spent in the police station, at the American Embassy, and in the hospital visiting our friend.
Luckily, I was able to return by car in 1984 and 2017 and spend some good time exploring the city.

TRAVEL: 1978, 1984, 2017 -

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around the city

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doors

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horse carriage ride

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points of interest

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baptistery

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florence cathedral

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giotto's campanile

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loggia del mercato nuovo

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loggia dei lanzi

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museo galileo

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palazzo vecchio

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piazza del duomo

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ponte vecchio

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uffizi gallery

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dining and lodging

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toscani pizzicheria bistrot

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yellow bar

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francescane missionaire di maria

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