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Ok, today (our Monday) we had a tour of the Duomo di Santa Maria Del Fiore. Our guide was awesome... He was probably in his fifties and was born and raised in Florence. We also went to the Basilica di Santa Croce where Michaelangelo's tomb is. There are many other tombs and memorials there, apparently if you were wealthy enough you could have your own chapel inside the church were you could be buried. They also allowed other important people to be buried in the church floor (see pics) and outside the church. One of the architects was buried on the threshold in the doorway, not quite important enough to be inside, but not outside either... Guess he wasn't influential enough! We spent the afternoon shopping and eating gelato. Today was definitely a better day being able to ignore people staring at me... We have seen (maybe) 3 people with full sleeves (tattoos). And for sure no women with more than 1 small visible tattoo. I'm amazed that people could buy a ticket to see all the breathtaking art (and learn the history) but stare at me more than the paintings and sculptures. At least I got MY money's worth!!! Off to the train station tomorrow, headed to Fano to start the cycling tour! Arrivederci!
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