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Last week of Luxury

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July 20th 2007
Hello all, We have arrived safely in Florence after a fun car journey. The city of gold, leather, and the David. The temperature here is through the roof, but a little water and ice cream and we were fine. We are still traveling with my dad, Nan and Nikki and having a great time sightseeing and shopping. The Ponte Vecchio is a major hotspot here. It is a bridge covered in shops, that since ... 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