February 2012 ADNW Painting Challenge
For February’s challenge photo, I chose my favorite bridge of all time. Of course it’s the Ponte Vecchio in the beautiful city of Florence, Italy. I took this photo when Donna and I visited Italy in 2009. Florence was our first stop. We also visited Siena and San Gimignano in Tuscany, the Cinque Terre, Vicenza [...]
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