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Inside Florence's Palazzo Pitti Inside Florence's Palazzo Pitti Inside Florence's Palazzo Pitti Inside Florence's Palazzo Pitti Inside Florence's Palazzo Pitti Italians manage to do interesting things even with a simple street corner like this one in the Oltrarno area of Florence (near Palazzo Pitti) Italians manage to do interesting things even with a simple street corner like this one in the Oltrarno area of Florence (near Palazzo Pitti) Fog over the Arno An old man in Rome at Christmastime Fontana dell'Acqua Felice ( Fontana dell'Acqua Felice ( A lion in the Fontana dell'Acqua Felice ( Le Quattro Fontane are four small fountains at the intersection of Via della Quattro Fontane and Via del Quirinale in Rome. Each one is set into a corner building and dates from circa 1590. Attempting to open my Avis rental car's frozen lock, in Cortina Towing away my useless Avis rental car, in Cortina A dog in the snow in Vicenza, Italy. A dog in the snow in Vicenza, Italy. A villa's gates in a light snowfall in Vicenza, Italy. A villa's gates in a light snowfall in Vicenza, Italy. Stairs in Verona, near the Teatro Romano View over Verona after a January snowstorm New Year's Day with my fourth Avis rental car in a week. One tire had a slow leak. Gondolas in Venice, just in front of St. Mark's A working boat in Venice The Italian idea of the West, in Venice, in January The Minoan Lines ferry from Greece arrives into Venice The river that flows through downtown Cortina (in the Dolomites) A cemetery in Cortina. I couldn't help wondering how many died in ski accidents. Laundry and Jesus in Cortina Mailboxes and a Dalmatian, in Cortina An Akita in downtown Cortina The taxi driver who took me to Bolzano from Cortina after my Avis rental car (first of four in a week) became useless. State of Dante in Verona At Christmas time, the Veronese tack this bizarre sculpture onto the Roman Arena, indicating that the creche exhibit is on. View of Verona's Piazza Erbe from the Torre dei Lamberti View of Verona's Piazza Erbe from the Torre dei Lamberti Underneath Verona's Arena during the annual creche exhibit Verona's Arena, completed in AD 30, is the world's third largest Roman amphitheatre Verona's Castelvecchio at night From the bridge (Ponte Scaligero) leading to Verona's Castelvecchio Verona's Castelvecchio at night Along Verona's riverfront at night In Verona's Piazza Erbe In Verona's Piazza Erbe Making a call from near Verona's Piazza Erbe In Verona's Piazza Erbe In Verona's Piazza Erbe In Verona's Piazza Erbe In Verona's Piazza Erbe Most of the dumpsters in Verona are painted in interesting ways A tour group in Juliet's garden, Verona Tourist rubs Juliet's breast, Verona Statue of Shakespeare's Juliet, Verona. Note the shine on her right breast from the rubbing of tourists' hands. Note further the doorway behind the statue where lovers leave notes. Lovers leave notes behind the statue of Shakespeare's Juliet, Verona. Verona's Ponte Scaligero, constructed in 1354 by Cangrande II, blown up by the Germans in 1945, dredged up by the Veronese and rebuilt after the War. Verona's San Zeno Maggiore, built in 1123 Franco at the bar of Verona's Due Torri Hotel Baglioni A bad picture of Sirmione, on Lake Garda Ducks in the fog on Lake Garda One duck in Lake Garda One of the many tunnels in the 34-mile road around Lake Garda One of the many tunnels in the 34-mile road around Lake Garda Verona's San Zeno Maggiore, built in 1123 Vicenza's Teatro Olimpico, Europe's oldest surviving indoor theater (designed by Palladio in 1579) Vicenza's Teatro Olimpico, Europe's oldest surviving indoor theater (designed by Palladio in 1579)