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July 5th 2007
This morning was our only real time in Florence, but like always, we managed to fit quite a bit in. We began with a guided tour of the Academy, where Michelangelo’s David as well as the unfinished Pieta and the 4 “prisoners” (unfinished sculptures) are kept. We were the first group admitted to the gallery, and so really got to enjoy it. We had a very good Italian tour guide. She’s probabl ... read more

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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

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