[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="604" caption="Renaissance tapestry in the Vatican Museum. It took one woman four years to weave one square meter of tapestry. The details in these giant wall hangings are incredible!"]
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Going to the chapel...
[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="604" caption="Some guerilla photography in the Sistine Chapel. That's right, the SISTINE CHAPEL. Holy Cow. Michaelangelo was a pure genious."]
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Roses
[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="604" caption="The rose wedding bouquet sitting in the back of the white Jaguar limo at a wedding I crashed in Assisi"]
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Pantheon
[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="491" caption="The architectural genious of the ancient Romans, the width of the Pantheon is the same as its height."]
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Medici Estate
[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="491" caption="Terraced gardens at the Medici home in Fiesole, as painted in many backgrounds of Renaissance works."]
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[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="491" caption="Ceramic tile detail from the garden"]
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Leather Crafting
[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="604" caption="Leather stamps used by the master craftsmen at the Santa Croce Scuola del Cuoio in Florence to make one of a kind artisan leather items."]
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Il Campo
[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="604" caption="Looking up the Il Campo tower stairs in Siena"]
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Stained Glass Dove
[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="491" caption="Stained glass window behind alter at St. Peter's"]
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Do Not Enter
[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="604" caption="Many traffic signs around Florence have been altered by a local graphic designer. Maybe that's why Italian drivers are so scary!"]
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The David
[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="491" caption="Aaah. Perfection."]
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Assisi Basilica
[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="604" caption="Gorgeous turquoise ceiling detail in the basilica in Assisi"]
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Rainbow Wings
[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="604" caption="If I ever grow wings, I hope they have Fra Angelico's beautiful color gradations"]
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Vintage Package Design
[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="604" caption="Vintage package design from the oldest apothecary in Europe, Santa Maria Novella Profumeria, started during the Black Plague"]
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Italian Underoos
[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="604" caption="Graphic design spans all industries"]
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Lock Down on the Ponte Vecchio
[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="491" caption="At night the shops on the bridge close up, it's like a giant patchwork of wood doors, locks and bolts"]
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Night Time Ponte Vecchio
[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="604" caption="Reflection of the Ponte Vecchio over the Arno"]
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Artist's Colors
[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="653" caption="Jars of pigment in a little art store on via dello Studio"]
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Lounge in a Box
[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="604" caption="I love the contrast of this uber modern lounge sitting in a very old piazza"]
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Medlars
[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="604" caption="I've never seen this fruit in the states, the Italians call it "fruitti di nespola""]
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Walking Table
[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="604" caption="The second time I passed this cafe, the table was gone. Maybe it walked away?"]
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