every.italian.adventure=excessive.stairs

It was time to redeem myself for St. Peters .

(See the entry "chickening out at St. Peters" for the full account of my cowardly descent down the 'up' stairs when climbing the Vatican's dome).

421 stairs.

Bring on the Duomo's campanile.

With views like this, on such a clear day, with no line (typically it's about 3-4 hours), we'll call this LUCKY BREAK #2.