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A Final Day in Florence

A Final Day in Florence, Florence, Italy

My original travel journals were split across August Phoenix Hats and a few other websites. February 2021 marked the 12th anniversary of the beginning of my travels. To celebrate, I鈥檓 reissuing my journals as Director鈥檚 Cuts, with the complete text as well as larger and additional photos. My Crossroads Tour series details my travels to Florence (and a few other cities) and Istanbul in May 2011.

I wake up at 6:30 AM, but roll back and try to go back to sleep. Forty-five minutes later, a neighbor starts playing Spanish guitar in the lobby just outside my door. There are worse ways to wake up on a Sunday morning鈥�

Today is 鈥榚verything breaks鈥� day. I have a cold but my blisters are less severe this morning. Paint chips fall from the bathroom ceiling and shatter on the floor. A light fixture near the bed has pulled away from the wall and the other one no longer works. I pop coins into the vending machine for a bottle of water and something I was expecting to be yogurt, but was actually peach juice in a yogurt shaped container. Sadly, the coffee vending machine is out of order today. ...... (follow the instructions below for accessing the rest of this article).
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Guide Name: A Final Day in Florence
Guide Location: Italy » Florence
Guide Type: Self-guided Walking Tour (Insider Tips)
Author: Heather Daveno
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Sight(s) Featured in This Guide:
  • Ponte Vecchio
  • Signum
  • Boar Fountain
  • Palazzo Vecchio
  • Chapel of the Magi
  • Uffizi
  • Museo Galileo
  • Pitti Palace
  • Belvedere Fortress
  • Michelangelo Plaza
  • Villa Bardini

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