Major Italian cities all have churches. Some churches have domes. The church with the largest dome in each city is referred to as just Il Duomo - the dome. This is Il Duomo in Florence, second biggest only to St. Peter's in Rome.
Some brutal people spearing and man eating demon action at the lowest part of the dome. I found this much more interesting to look at than all of the angels and saints above. For whatever reason, death metal always played in my head when I was in churches. I think this was a Thy Art is Murder day.
I'm not a Satanist or anything like that, so here is the rest of the dome. A heavenly occulus overhead.
An outside view from the top of the dome. 360 degrees of beautiful Florentine countryside.
A big culinary discovery: honey with cheese. The saltier the cheese, the better, but it works with most any hard cheese. Also in this shot is salami with fennel which is extremely tasty. My main dish for lunch was a wholesome risotto that was creamy and light at the same time. Not sure how they pulled that one off.
The Ponte Vecchio at night, a very famous bridge in Florence.
For more pictures of the last night in Florence:
https://picasaweb.google.com/118239697569233938659/FlorenceDay4?authuser=0&authkey=Gv1sRgCLronKSnk_LArwE&feat=directlink
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