{"id":141,"date":"2008-06-26T08:47:08","date_gmt":"2008-06-26T15:47:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nickomargolies.com\/blog\/?p=141"},"modified":"2008-10-14T11:43:00","modified_gmt":"2008-10-14T18:43:00","slug":"firenze-pontes-e-duomos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nickomargolies.com\/blog\/2008\/06\/26\/firenze-pontes-e-duomos\/","title":{"rendered":"Firenze: Pontes e Duomos"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"center\"><a title=\"A view of downtown Florence centered on the Basilica di Santa Maria del Fiore.  This panoramic was taken from Fort Belvedere overlooking Florence.\" rel=\"lightbox[general]\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nickomargolies.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/06\/florence-pano.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nickomargolies.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/06\/florence-pano.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"109\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><a title=\"Scooter parking on a side street near the Duomo.\" rel=\"lightbox[general]\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nickomargolies.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/06\/duomo.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nickomargolies.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/06\/duomo.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"220\" height=\"330\" \/><\/a> <a title=\"A marker in a cathedral of where the water level was during the flood of November 1966.  My mother was studying abroad at the time and was one of the many volunteers who helped save thousands of rare books and art masterpieces.\" rel=\"lightbox[general]\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nickomargolies.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/06\/flood-level.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nickomargolies.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/06\/flood-level.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"220\" height=\"330\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><a title=\"A massive protest took place while we were passing the Duomo.\" rel=\"lightbox[general]\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nickomargolies.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/06\/protest.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nickomargolies.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/06\/protest.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>In the morning, while we walked through the square near the Duomo, we heard chanting in the distance.  We stuck around and soon got enveloped by a huge protest.  It was unclear what they were protesting but there were more smiles than I was expecting.  The protesters seemed to enjoy making a bunch of noise and dancing about while the police took the opportunity to stroll around them.<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><a title=\"A surprisingly relaxed group of policemen walk in front of the protesters.  They actually spent most of the time laughing and talking amongst themselves.\" rel=\"lightbox[general]\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nickomargolies.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/06\/police.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nickomargolies.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/06\/police.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"220\" height=\"147\" \/><\/a> <a title=\"The protesters stop after the Duomo for a photo-op with the group of journalists.  I took the opportunity and jumped in the fray.\" rel=\"lightbox[general]\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nickomargolies.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/06\/protest-cross.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nickomargolies.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/06\/protest-cross.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"220\" height=\"147\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><a title=\"Lover's locks on the Ponte Vecchio.\" rel=\"lightbox[general]\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nickomargolies.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/06\/locks.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nickomargolies.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/06\/locks.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><a title=\"Ponte Vecchio overlooking the Arno River.\" rel=\"lightbox[general]\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nickomargolies.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/06\/florence-river-pano.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nickomargolies.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/06\/florence-river-pano.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"107\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><a title=\"HDR Photo of the Arno River taken from the middle of the Ponte Vecchio.\" rel=\"lightbox[general]\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nickomargolies.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/06\/bridge-view-hdr.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nickomargolies.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/06\/bridge-view-hdr.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/><\/a> <a title=\"Young ragamuffins sitting on a strut of an old bridge.  We stole the spot when they left and escaped just before the police prevented people from going out on it.\" rel=\"lightbox[general]\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nickomargolies.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/06\/bridge.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nickomargolies.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/06\/bridge.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"133\" height=\"200\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><a title=\"Arches along the Arno River.\" rel=\"lightbox[general]\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nickomargolies.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/06\/arches.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nickomargolies.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/06\/arches.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"220\" height=\"147\" \/><\/a> <a title=\"View while relaxing on a bridge opposite the Ponte Vecchio.\" rel=\"lightbox[general]\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nickomargolies.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/06\/bridge-view.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nickomargolies.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/06\/bridge-view.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"220\" height=\"147\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><a title=\"An iconic Fiat Cinquecento on a hilly street.\" rel=\"lightbox[general]\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nickomargolies.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/06\/fiat.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nickomargolies.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/06\/fiat.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><a title=\"Galileo's house and the winding street heading down to the Arno.\" rel=\"lightbox[general]\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nickomargolies.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/06\/galileo-house.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nickomargolies.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/06\/galileo-house.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"163\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><a title=\"The dilapidated side of a home in downtown Florence.\" rel=\"lightbox[general]\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nickomargolies.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/06\/side-of-a-house.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nickomargolies.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/06\/side-of-a-house.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><a title=\"A small car amongst many on a narrow road.\" rel=\"lightbox[general]\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nickomargolies.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/06\/narrow-parking.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nickomargolies.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/06\/narrow-parking.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/><\/a> <a title=\"A Buddhist statue inside of a modern art exhibit with a globe behind it created entirely of florescent light bulbs.\" rel=\"lightbox[general]\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nickomargolies.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/06\/budda2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nickomargolies.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/06\/budda2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"133\" height=\"200\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In the morning, while we walked through the square near the Duomo, we heard chanting in the distance. We stuck around and soon got enveloped by a huge protest. It was unclear what they were protesting but there were more smiles than I was expecting. The protesters seemed to enjoy making a bunch of noise &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nickomargolies.com\/blog\/2008\/06\/26\/firenze-pontes-e-duomos\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Firenze: Pontes e Duomos&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8,5],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nickomargolies.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/141"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nickomargolies.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nickomargolies.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nickomargolies.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nickomargolies.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=141"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/nickomargolies.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/141\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":186,"href":"https:\/\/nickomargolies.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/141\/revisions\/186"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nickomargolies.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=141"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nickomargolies.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=141"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nickomargolies.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=141"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}