One of the most photographed monuments in Florence and quite possibly Italy's most famous bridge - finding a different way to photograph the Ponte Vecchio is a bit of a challenge. Especially with all those tourists trapsing around. Still, at least this street vendor had his wares up out on display to add something interesting to the picture.
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Mark Sukhija is a travel and wine blogger, photographer, tourism researcher, hat-touting, white-shirt-wearing, New Zealand fantatic and eclipse chaser. Aside from at least annual visits to New Zealand, Mark has seen eclipses in South Australia (2002), Libya (2006), China (2009) and Queensland (2012). After twelve years in Switzerland, Mark moved back to London in 2012. You can follow Mark on Twitter or Facebook