Florence, Rome. September 1999

photoa01. A view from the window of Istituto oblate del'Assusione. Yard.
photoa02. Giotto campanille.
photoa03. Frescos on the Duomo (cathedral) cupola.
photoa06. Duomo facade.
photoa07. Duomo facade.
photoa08. Duomo cupola, facade and Giotto's campanille. View from Piazza di Duomo.
photoa09. Florence street---as narrow as ever... Near Piazza di Duomo.
photoa10. Front view of San Lorenzo church.
photoa11. San Lorenzo.
photoa12. Piazza San Lorenzo.
photoa13. San Lorenzo.
photoa14. Door ring.
photoa15. Inside San Lorenzo church.
photoa16. Fragment of San Lorenzo church facade.
photoa17. San Lorenzo monument.
photoa18. Gates to Palazzo Medici Riccardi (?).
photoa19. On Firenze street.
photoa20. You have to be computer geek to understand the fun of this picture.
photoa21. Busiest Firenze street, Via Calzaiuoli.
photoa22. Statue on Orsanmichele.
photoa23. On Via Calzaiuoli.
photoa24. Piazza della Signoria.
photoa25. ..., on piazza della Signoria.
photoa26. Facade of Palazzo Vecchio.
photoa27. Piazza M. D'Azeglio. I was taking time to prepare my talk which should be next day.
photoa28. Neptune on piazza della Signoria.
photoa29. Cosimo Primo, on piazza della Signoria.
photoa30. Richly decorated house.
photoa31. Column near piazza S. Trinita.
photoa32. View along via de'Tornabuoni to ponte S. Trinita.
photoa33. Ponte Vecchio, as seen from ponte S. Trinita.
photoa34. On the ponte S. Trinita.
photoa35. Ponte alla Carraia, as seen from ponte S. Trinita.
photoa36. Uffizi gallery. View from the opposite .... of Arno.
photoa37. Arno, Uffizi, ponte Vecchio. Evening.
photob01. Lantern on lungarno di Medici. Ponte Vecchio is seen on the background. Early morning.
photob02. Ponte alle Grazie.
photob03. Biblioteca Nazionale.
photob04. Old dam, and remnants of city wall. Towers stand on each side of the dam.
photob05. View on Arno from the opposite side of ponte S. Niccolo.
photob06. On the opposite side of the dam.
photob07. Tower at the southern side of the dam.
photob08. On piazza Poggi.
photob09. A view on east of Florence from the climb to piazzale Michelangelo.
photob10. A view on east of Florence from the climb to piazzale Michelangelo.
photob11. Bronze copy of David on piazzale Michelangelo.
photob12. Panorama of Florence from piazzale Michelangelo. Eastern part of the city.
photob13. Panorama of Florence from piazzale Michelangelo. San Croce.
photob14. Panorama of Florence from piazzale Michelangelo. Duomo, Campanille, Biblioteca Nazionale.
photob15. Panorama of Florence from piazzale Michelangelo. Duomo, palazzo Vecchio.
photob16. Panorama of Florence from piazzale Michelangelo. Ponte Vecchio, Uffizi.
photob17. Panorama of Florence from piazzale Michelangelo. San Croce, Duomo, Campanille, Biblioteca Nazionale.
photob18. On piazzale Michelangelo.
photob19. Old city wall going from piazza Poggi to Forte di Belvedere.
photob20. Me and Firenze. Piazzale Michelangelo.
photob21. Close-up of the city wall. On via di Belvedere.
photob22. Gate near Forte di Belvedere.
photob23. Via di Belvedere. View from the fort.
photob24. Forte di Belvedere: entrance.
photob25. Stairs on entrance to Forte di Belvedere.
photob26. Forte di Belvedere: panorama of Firenze.
photob27. Forte di Belvedere wall.
photob28. View from Forte di Belvedere to the south.
photob29. Forte di Belvedere, main building.
photob30. Forte di Belvedere: panorama of Firenze.
photob31. Forte di Belvedere: exit the city.
photob32. Forte di Belvedere wall.
photob33. On costa San Giorgio (going down from Forte di Belvedere to palazzo Pitti).
photob34. Palazzo Pitti, main entrance.
photob35. Street lantern on piazza Pitti.
photob36. Window of palazzo Pitti.
photob37. Yard of palazzo Pitti.
photoc01. Giardino di Boboli, stadium.
photoc02. Palazzo Pitti; view from Giardino di Boboli.
photoc03. In Giardino di Boboli.
photoc04. Giardino di Boboli
photoc06. Alley on Giardino di Boboli.
photoc07. Main alley of Giardino di Boboli.
photoc08. In Giardino di Boboli.
photoc09. Florence panorama, from Giardino di Boboli.
photoc10. Alley on Giardino di Boboli.
photoc11. Palazzo Pitti; view from Giardino di Boboli.
photoc12. In Giardino di Boboli.
photoc13. Palazzo Pitti; view from the top hill of Giardino di Boboli.
photoc14. Statue in Giardino di Boboli.
photoc15. Flower island in Giardino di Boboli.
photoc16. Flower island in Giardino di Boboli, and the main alley.
photoc17. Porta Romana.
photoc18. On the piazza Pitti.
photoc19. Palazzo Pitti; one of the entry halls.
photoc20. View on Giardino di Boboli from the window of palazzo Pitti.
photoc22. One of the halls of royal apartments in palazzo Pitti.
photoc26. Firenze street.
photoc27. ?
photoc28. Piazza SS. Annunziata.
photoc29. .... house designed by Brunelleschi. On piazza SS. Annunziata.
photoc30. David in Accademy Belle Arti.
photoc32. David in Accademy Belle Arti.
photoc33. Door ring.
photoc34. Piazza della Repubblica. You see part of the wedding ceremony.
photod01. Door of the Duomo.
photod02. Fiesole. Bishop's residence.
photod03. View of Firenze from Fiesole hill.
photod04. View of Firenze from Fiesole hill.
photod05. Me at the beginning of Fiesole--Settignano walking tour.
photod06. We are climbing the hill. The path is really rough. On the foreground: Claire Foullon, Yuri Tsap.
photod07. On the Monte Ceceri where Leonardo da Vinci was taking flight experiments.
photod08. Memorial stone about Leonardo flight experiments.
photod10. Toscana views.
photod11. Toscana views.
photod12. It started to rain...
photod13. Most people are talking with each other. Umbrellas really help that :-)
photod15. Palazzo Vecchio tower, as seen from its inner yard.
photod16. Wall at the inner yard of Bargello museum.
photod20. In the room of Bargello museum.
photod22. S. Maria Novella.
photod23. Florence roofs. View from the Uffizi window.
photod24. Galleria degli Uffizi and palazzo Vecchio. View from Uffizi window.
photod25. In the Uffizi gallery.
photod26. Vasari corridor.
photod27. Pointer to Dante museum.
photod28. Mosaics in the Baptistery of Saint John.
photod29. Carvings on the Baptistery door.
photod30. View from the Giotto's Bell Tower.
photod31. View from the Giotto's Bell Tower.
photod32. View from the Giotto's Bell Tower. Bargello tower.
photod33. View from the Giotto's Bell Tower. Palazzo Vecchio.
photod34. Dome of Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore. View from the Giotto's Bell Tower.
photod35. View from the Giotto's Bell Tower.
photoe01. View from the Giotto's Bell Tower. San Lorenzo.
photoe03. View from the Giotto's Bell Tower. Via Ricasoli.
photoe04. View from the Giotto's Bell Tower. Piazza di Duomo.
photoe05. View from the Giotto's Bell Tower. Palazzo Vecchio.
photoe06. View from the Giotto's Bell Tower. Firenze roofs.
photoe07. Inner yard in San Croce.
photoe08. Crucifix in San Croce.
photoe10. In San Croce.
photoe11. San Croce. The door.
photoe12. On Firenze street.
photoe13. Fiat mini.
photoe14. Entrance to Istituto oblate del'Assusione from borgo Pinti.
photoe15. Some of meeting participants, from left to right: ?, Valentina Abramenko, Olga Sheiner, Elena Benevolenskaya.
photoe16. Some of meeting participants, from left to right: Yuri Tsap, Valentina Abramenko, Olga Sheiner, Sergey Ayukov (me).
photoe17. Claire Foullon, in the inner yard of palazzo Medici Riccardi.
photoe19. Me at the piazza di Duomo.
photoe20. Claire and Firenze. On the Cathedral dome.
photoe21. Sergey on the Cathedral dome.
photoe22. Tonight Firenze, as seen from the Duomo cupolae.
photoe23. Giotto's Bell Tower.
photoe24. Eurostar train which will take me to Roma.
photoe25. Toscana landscape, from the window of the train.
photoe26. Near Roma Termini.
photoe27. Piazza dei Cinquecento.
photoe28. Piazza della Repubblica.
photoe29. Piazza della Repubblica.
photoe30. Piazza San Pietro and the Cathedral.
photoe31. Colonnade on piazza San Pietro.
photoe32. Colonnade on piazza San Pietro.
photoe33. San Pietro cathedral, entrance.
photoe34. Piazza San Pietro.
photoe35. Center of the St. Peter square.
photof01. Piazza San Pietro, view from the basilica.
photof02. Inside San Pietro.
photof03. Inside San Pietro.
photof04. Vatican wall.
photof05. Trees in the Vatican.
photof06. Trees in the Vatican. San Pietro is on the background.
photof07. Trees in the Vatican.
photof08. Vatican museums entrance. Alas, museums were closed when I came.
photof09. On the corso Vittorio Emanuele II.
photof10. Rome street.
photof11. On via Nazionale.
photof13. Monumento A Vittorio Emanuele II.
photof14. Wedding on piazza Venezia.
photof15. The Trajan Forum.
photof16. The Trajan column.
photof17. On the piazza Venezia.
photof18. Monumento A Vittorio Emanuele II.
photof19. On via del Corso.
photof20. Piazza Colonna.
photof21. Piazza del Parlamento.
photof22. Crowd near fontana di Trevi.
photof23. Fontana di Trevi.
photof24. The Trajan column in the night.
photof26. The Roman Forum in the night.

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