Jason and Felicia

Firenze Part II: Otherwise Engaged

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November 8th 2007
I have heard it said over and over again that Paris is the most romantic city in the world..... On Saturday night, Jason and I decided to take a walk up to the Piazza dell Michelangelo. Many of the guidebooks mention both the walk and the piazza, but do not ever really recommend taking the hike up there. It was just about sunset as we set out on the Otrarno Walk. It meanders up the hills ... 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