Forgive me for the delay in blog posts, but it's a challenge to find time to blog when I'm Carpe Diem-ing as much as possible in Italia.

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In order to catch up on posts, I've come to the realization that I will need to play show and tell through sharing photos and telling a Soul-Scintillating Highlight of the Day.  (Note to self:  Ask an Italian how to say "Soul-Scintillating Highlight of the Day" in Italian.)

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Day 350 blurred with Day 349, as 7 hours vanished as I headed east.  I also lost a night's sleep and was delirious with sleep deprivation.  But when you're in Italia, the sensory overload spurs you on for the remainder of the day.

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On my first day in Italia, I met up with my cousins.  We then promptly ate and walked our way through Firenze.  I learned that it's the most walkable big city that I've ever visited.

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<span style="color: #800000; font-size: medium;"><strong>Soul-Scintillating Highlight of the Day:</strong></span>  The bells tolling at the Duomo in Firenze.

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<span style="font-size: medium; color: #800000;"><strong>Soul-Scintallating Bonuses</strong></span> (because how can you possible pick one when you are in Florence?!):  Pictured from left to right, top to bottom:

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Vino, art (everywhere you look), Brunelleschi's dome of the Duomo, fountain at Piazza Signoria, David (the fake one in the Piazza Singoria), impromptu carousel ride at Piazza Republica with mia cugina

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P.S.  This was written when I was in Italia.  The Internet access (the day that I actually had access) was so incredibly s-l-o-w that I couldn't upload the blog post.  For the remainder of my trip, I had no Internet access at all.  This was for the best, because Italia really should be experienced fully without the distraction of computers and cell phones.

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I am now back in the States (much to my dismay -- sniff, sniff), and I will begin recapping my Italian Adventure pronto.  Ciao!

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