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 Highlight of the Day.  (Note to self:  Ask an Italian how to say "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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Highlight of the Day:  the bells at the Duomo.

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Pictured from left to right, top to bottom:

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Vino, art (everywhere you look), cugini, impromptu carousel ride at Piazza Republica

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