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After a little bit of rest, Bob grew antsy and decided to go out and see what Florence looked like after dark. There were no other takers for this plan, so Bob went out alone and wandered around for awhile, taking several pictures.

The Baptistery	Duomo Façade, Right Side
Base of Campanile	Statues on Campanile

South Side of Duomo

The Orsanmichele Church, located between the Duomo and the Piazza della Signoria, was not open at the time, but it has 14 niches in its exterior walls which hold statues by prestigious artists. Bob circumnavigated the church, taking pictures. Here are a few of them.

St. Peter, Ciuffagni (1415)	Four Crowned Martyrs, Nanni di Banco (1408)
St. George, Donatello (1416)	St. Matthew, Lorenzo Ghiberti (1419-20)
St. Stephen, Lorenzo Ghiberti (1428)	St. Mark, Donatello (1411)

The Piazza della Signoria was still pretty crowded, and many food establishments seemed to still be open for the after-dark crowd.

Palazzo Vecchio and Loggia dei Lanzi HD Video (11.4 MB) SD Video (2.9 MB)	Palazzo Vecchio
Horses, Neptune Fountain	Minions, Neptune Fountain
The Rape of the Sabine Women	Loggia dei Lanzi and Neptune Fountain HD Video (17.0 MB) SD Video (4.3 MB)
Via dei Calzaiuoli	Cafés and Pedestrians HD Video (17.5 MB) SD Video (5.9 MB)
Triumphal Arch, Piazza della Repubblica	Piazza della Repubblica HD Video (15.3 MB) SD Video (5.5 MB)

On reconvening at the hotel, the real world intruded on our vacation (one of the dangers of leaving CNN on the TV), with the announcement of the death of Michael Jackson. Weird guy, good music. Sad.

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