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| Geeses. And coots. |
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| A medley of ducks. And coots. |
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| Is this immature eagle? I dunno. Is not coot. |
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| Other geeses and ducks. And coots. |
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| Geeses on wing. Coots on water. |
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| Segregated ponds. Turtle at foregound left on log, ducks (and coots) sleeping at center, and stilty-wading birds at back (and coots.) |
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| Geeses. And coots. |
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| Geeses. And coots. |
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| Geeses. And that might be a coot on water at left-center. |
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| That's frozen hummingbird drink, by the way. Poor little fella had to wait till 11am when it thawed. |
| Warning: an image below is of stapled knee surgery incision. Tidy and precise, but real. |
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| Ready for the knee replacement adventure |
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| Post-surgery: What hit me? |
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| Fleurs from well-wishers |
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| Soup can be dangerous if you fall asleep holding the bowl. |
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| Grounds at Stanford Hospital had many flowers. Good smells |
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| The knee. Those are staples, not stitches, and the writing is confirms choice of knee. |
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| Gigi pursuing some therapy of her own. |
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| Well, at least Gigi is feeling better. Mom has been relocated to rehab across the street from the Stanford Shopping Center. |
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| Gosh! More tea. |
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| But there is cake! |
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| View from home. So clear you could clearly distinguish the edge lights on the Embarcadero. |
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| Espresso macchiato! |
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| Campo dei Fiori |
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| Campo dei Fiori |
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| The finest gelato in Rome after rounds of testing. Three visits. (Actually, I went back for seconds, once.) |
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| Shhhh.... I'm thinking. |
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| Gelateria del Teatro: Il Migliore! |
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| Florence! Gigi performs luck ceremony, which involves throwing money down the drain. |
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| The Baptistry (the original doors are being restored) |
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| Giotto's Campanile |
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| Basilica di Santa Maria del Fiore (Duomo) interior. |
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| Frescoes on High! (Vasari/Zucchero) |
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| Ceiling of the Baptistry at Piazza del Duomo |
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| Baptistry altar |
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| Altar mosaic detail |
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| Baptistry, Florence |
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| Baptistry detail |
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| Piazza del Duomo: Baptistry, Basilica di Santa Maria del Fiore, Campanile |
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| Piazza del Duomo: Duomo, Baptistry, Campanile |
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| View through smudgy glass: The Arno with rowers, Ponte Vecchio from the Uffizi |
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| The Market in Florence |
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| A meagre counter meal of lasagne al forno, porchetta, and bicchieri di rosso. Hardship, hardship.... |
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| The famous Alberti facade of Santa Maria Novella |
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| The weight of the Beltrami Debacle settles. |
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| Piazza Santa Trinita. Ferrari is promoting brand. Same campaign will clutter image of Piazza Santa Croce. |
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| Column of Justice in Piazza Santa Trinita |
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| The Arno, Ponte Vecchio |
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| Strolling with gelato. How sensible. |
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| View of Florence from San Miniato al Monte |
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| San Minato al Monte |
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| San Minato al Monte |
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| San Minaito al Monte |
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| Apse mosaic, San Miniato al Monte |
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| San Miniato al Monte |
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| Florence view: Baptistry, Campanile, Duomo, and Badia Fiorentina, Museo Bargello in front. |
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| Santa Croce |
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| Basilica of Santa Croce |
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| Tomb of Galileo, Santa Croce: Oh, NOW you're sorry! |
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| Pazzi Chapel |
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| Pazzi Chapel |
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| Pazzi Chapel |
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| Pazzi Chapel |
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| Florence Triumphs Over Pisa! |
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| Although there is no statue, Roma Triumphs Over Firenze! in the gelato rivalry. |
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| Back in ROME! Colosseum. |
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| Coloss-o-rama |
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| Arch of Constantine |
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| Arch of Constantine |
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| Temple of Roma and Venus |
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| Colosseum |
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| Gnocchi alla Gorgonzola, boar ragu, and house red. |
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| Much time spent with maps. |
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| Santa Maria Maggiore |
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| Mosaics of apse at Santa Maria Maggiore |
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| Fuel. |
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| Piazza della Repubblica |
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| Largo di Pallaro (near Teatro di Pompeo) |
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| Largo di Pallaro, Sant'Andrea della valle at upper rear. |
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| Sant'Andrea della Valle |
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| Sant'Andrea della Valle |
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| Sant'Andrea della Valle |
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| View along Corso Vittorio Emanuele II |
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| Sant'Ivo alla Sapienza |
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| Piazza San Eustachio, Sant'Ivo at rear. Good coffee at Sant'Eustachio (left tables). |
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| Approaching Piazza della Rotonda |
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| Piazza della Rotonda |
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| Pantheon |
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| Piazza della Rotonda, Pantheon, Fontana del Pantheon. |
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| Fontana del Pantheon |
