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Real Name: Olivia Lim
Lives In: Singapore, SG
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Florence

by Applelyn - last update: Jun 23, 2006

Obelisk for remembering WWII

WWII memorial
This is to commerate soldiers who had sacrificed their lives for WWII. Well, I guess all over the world, people are grieving in their own ways for this worldwide destruction due to power-seeking people. Is power so important when you cant even take it with you when you die?
Santa Maria Del Flora

Santa Maria Del Flora

The 1st Architect is Arnolfo di Cambio but in late 1500s, Bernardo Buontalenti managed to persuade Grand Duke Francesco to destroy the first facade and rebuilt a new one according to his design. I think it took about four generations to rebuild it.
Neptune Fountain

Piazza Della Signoria--Neptune Fountain

I am trying direct translation of Piazza Della Signoria....A large open space of ladies??? At the side of Piazza Della Signoria is the neptune fountain. In the centre stood, a statue of the sea god ,Neptune. In the olden days, the mothers would bring her daughter who had reached marrying age here to show her what a naked man looked like. Perharps that is where the name comes from...just my deduction.

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Comments for Applelyn about Florence
wen_viaggio Mon Oct 16, 2006 16:00 UTC
 Hi Olivia, nice pictures you have there of Florence! I was there in 2002 and had a great time myself. I see that they have put up fences around the Neptune fountain! They shouldn't do that!
nicolaitan Tue May 30, 2006 02:45 UTC
 There are some VERY nice fotos in that travelogue of items not usually imaged for VT. Nice, thanks for sharing these. >~!

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