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While in Jaipur, I bought a Mughal-style miniature painting from an artist at the City Palace. I intend to frame it and include it with some of the other Indian handicrafts I brought home in a small display. I stopped by Michael’s Arts and Crafts a couple weeks ago to start looking at frames and mats, and Kate (At least, I think that was her name…) helped me pick out something decent. I took a couple pictures to share, so I could get some feedback before dropping $160 (which is actually a sale price…) on the deal.

While I chatted with him, the artist also sketched a personalized note with the outline of the elephant and a message to me, which I also plan to include in the frame. There will be about 2½″ of mat between the frame and the artwork, and the same amount between the two items, for a total size of 14½″×13¼″.

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Today I took the day for myself. The ladies wanted to “do a little sightseeing and shopping,” which I took to mean too much shopping for my taste. So I got up earlyish and took a look at a map.

The first thing that I wanted to do was get to David, but by the time I got there, there was a huge line that didn’t seem to be moving. I didn’t feel like waiting in line for a long time so I skipped it and headed south.

The Duomo is supposed to be the best thing in Florence, and it does have a beautiful facade. It could use a good scrubbing though. I had to wait in line for probably 20 minutes to get in the Duomo, but it was moving the whole time. The inside of it was massive. Huge. Still, it wasn’t really decorated at all so it didn’t take to long to get in and out.