Bus

12 + 9 is 17!

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May 25th 2007
Its been a few days. Well, we missed one day I guess. Yesterday we hopped on a bus from Rome and headed north to Tuscany. Rome was overwhelming and crowded, Tuscany is your picturesque Italy--quaint, vineyards everywhere, stone houses, and cobblestone streets. We were quite excited to spend the night there, in Siena. We were a little frazzled as we got off the bus, and tried to orient ourselves. ... read more

Europe » Italy » Tuscany » Florence

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Italy became a nation-state in 1861 when the city-states of the peninsula, along with Sardinia and Sicily, were united under King Victor EMMANUEL II. An era of parliamentary government came to a close in the early 1920s when Benito MUSSOLINI establis... ... read more