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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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overviews of rome

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world travel europe italy tuscany florence doors ****

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points of interest

	world travel europe italy tuscany florence baptistery ****		world travel europe italy tuscany florence florence cathedral ***		world travel europe italy tuscany florence giotto's campanile ****		world travel europe italy tuscany florence loggia del mercato nuovo ***1/2
	world travel europe italy tuscany florence loggia dei lanzi *****		world travel europe italy tuscany florence museo galileo ****		world travel europe italy tuscany florence palazzo vecchio ***1/2		world travel europe italy tuscany florence piazza del duomo ***1/2
	world travel europe italy tuscany florence ponte vecchio ***		world travel europe italy tuscany florence uffizi gallery ****

dining and lodging

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