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October 16th 2005

Published: October 20th 2005

I’m sort of at a loss for words of what to say about my gorgeous weekend in Florence… Florence is beautiful. It was a little smaller than I expected, but that’s one of the things that made it such a nice weekend. It was much more pedestrian oriented than Rome, so it was nice not having to worry about being run down by a pack of scooters or all the crazy traffic that’s in Rome. It was al... Read Full Entry

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Katie Elizabeth

arkansassouthernbelle

I’m a fourth year architecture major at the University of Arkansas (Go Hogs!). I’ll be spending the semester in Italy, as I am participating in our school’s study abroad program in Rome. “If I look at some excellent statue, I say within my heart: "When will you be able to remove the excess from a block of marble and reveal so lovely a figure hidden therein? When will you know how to mix different colors and spread them over a canvas or a wall and represent all visible objects by their means, like a Michelangelo, a Raphael, or a Titian?” -Galileo Galilei “Dialogue Concerning the Two ... full info

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Fountain

Hospital of the Innocents

Also known as the Foundling Hospital...this was an orphanage. There is a wheel on one of the walls where the babies could be left...it was really sad...

Interior courtyard of the Foundling Hospital

Another Museum

Detail of Santa Maria del Fiore

I'm not such a big fan of the excessive ornament..

The Baptistry...

and it's famous doors...

The Baptistry...

and it's famous doors...

The Inside of the Baptistry

The Ceiling of the Baptistry...

The Lunch that we escaped from...

Cassie and Sarah

Inside Santa Croce

Heading toward the Chapel...

Pazzi Chapel

maybe half of the group...

Inside Santa Maria del Fiore...

The would be the interior of the Duomo in this picture, though we were blocked from getting underneath it...

Palazzo Medici

Modern art doesn't quite fit into an Old Palazzo...

Our Hotel

Hungry Horse...

He tried to bite someone who got a little too close to his food...

Tubby needs food...

Breakfast at the Termini...i was way too excited for it to be that early...

20th October 2005

Mom
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To My Roma Travelgirl
Did the ceiling in Santa Croce remind you of St. Mary's? From the picture they look similar. The painted ceilings of Santa Maria del Fiore and the Baptistry would make me want to look up during chruch services. Maybe the people that go there are used to them. You looked very pretty in the last picture, but it looked like you were going for sugar overload! Can't wait for the next installment of your travelblog.

26th October 2005

Aunt Lyn
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Hey arkansassouthernbelle niece!! I am SO jealous. I love looking at your great pictures and reading your interesting entries. The only thing better would be to be there with you!! Keep having fun. I love you. Your mother's favorite sister.

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