Nice shots! I really like the ones of the bridges. Florence has beautiful architecture all over the place, doesn't it?

I wish I could get back there and take some more with a digital camera... lol

I remember the anecdote about the commission from an art history class I took years ago. Oddly enough, I got a C in that class because I didn't have enough time to take the final exam. I had to leave early... to make it to the airport and visit Sienna and Florance. You would think the professor would have given me a break for being on my way to see the art we'd just spent a semester studying, but no.