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Florence trip ends with pants on floor of Savoy dining room
The writer recalls arriving in Florence from Sorrento and recounts a comical incident in the Savoy dining room where his pants fell off. He recalls witty exchanges with an Italian compartment mate on the Rapido, contrasts art landmarks with personal embarrassment, and muses on art lovers who cannot travel.
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Florence
Michelangelo
Savoy Hotel
Sorrento
Naples
Milan
South Africa
la Scala
San Francisco
Rome
Lorenzo Ghiberti
Paradise
Giotto
Uffizi
Savoy
Lorenzo the Magnificent