I know I’ve already posted today and it’s unusual for me to post more than once. BUT we just finished watching the most spectacular fireworks we’ve ever seen! We are in Florence, Italy and today is a holiday here. Today (June 24) is the day the city celebrates their Patron Saint – Saint Giotto or Saint John the Baptist – the saint to whom the Baptistery is dedicated. We walked past this church this afternoon…

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We could hear the crowd start to gather early. The fireworks started a little after 10pm. The city street lights were turned off, the crowd cheered, and the spectacle began!

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