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    Travel » Italy » Florence

    Peeping Dome

    Published: Oct 8, 2011 · Modified: Jun 12, 2018 by Marissa Stevens · 2 Comments

    Tomorrow we pick up a rental car - yes, from the same agency in Florence - to drive to Civitella Marittima, a small Tuscan village of 500 citizens.

    When I think of Florence, I'll remember many things: the exhibit that I found unremarkable until I saw a woman so moved that her tears moved me, the Basilica of Santa Croce with the tombs of Michelangelo and Galileo, an unmarked statue in a lonely hallway that filled me with grief for the death of Christ, spectacular views from Piazalle Michelangelo, 10-inch hibiscus blooms, and spray-can graffiti talent.

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    But what I’ll see is the dome. As we walked through squares hand in hand or bumped and tripped single file along streets, whenever we looked up, it was there.

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    1. Jenn says

      October 11, 2011 at 7:06 pm

      We agree with your mama!

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    2. Toni says

      October 08, 2011 at 8:44 pm

      I just can't get enough of your PHOTOGRAPHS!

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