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Florence and Tuscany, Italy 11.27.07
Firenze's Duomo, a little car, and scaled figure (Asti)
Ponte Vecchio
Boboli Gardens
A day trip to San Gimignano and Siena was my favorite part of Italy. 
View from tower, San Gimignano. The main piazza was actually 3 squares loosely linked together.
Largest of 3 piazza.
From San Gimignano we went to Siena. We took the wrong bus, which fortunately took us through some other Tuscan hill towns. If I had more time I would have loved to drive to more of these great little gems.
Siena's clam shell shaped Piazza Il Campo
Another day trip from Firenze, Lucca, with its old town fortified by a tree-lined wall.
Veiw from atop Torre di Palazzo Guinigi. 
Looking down at Piazza Anfiteatro, a public square built upon an old Roman amplitheater ruin. Thus the elliptical shape.
An interesting model for an urban project. Depth of structures was around 45', inside Piazza diameters 150'-250', surrounding street around it was 12' wide. 3-5 floors, ground floor retail and opened up to street and piazza. All it needs is some underground parking and it's ready for anywhere.
Firenze's Duomo, a little car, and scaled figure (Asti)
Ponte Vecchio
Boboli Gardens
A day trip to San Gimignano and Siena was my favorite part of Italy. 
View from tower, San Gimignano. The main piazza was actually 3 squares loosely linked together.
Largest of 3 piazza.
From San Gimignano we went to Siena. We took the wrong bus, which fortunately took us through some other Tuscan hill towns. If I had more time I would have loved to drive to more of these great little gems.
Siena's clam shell shaped Piazza Il Campo
Another day trip from Firenze, Lucca, with its old town fortified by a tree-lined wall.
Veiw from atop Torre di Palazzo Guinigi. 
Looking down at Piazza Anfiteatro, a public square built upon an old Roman amplitheater ruin. Thus the elliptical shape.
An interesting model for an urban project. Depth of structures was around 45', inside Piazza diameters 150'-250', surrounding street around it was 12' wide. 3-5 floors, ground floor retail and opened up to street and piazza. All it needs is some underground parking and it's ready for anywhere.
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