Leaning tower of Pisa

Day 15 Thursday 29th December

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December 29th 2005
We drove through a snow covered winter wonderland this morning on route to Nice via Pisa. When we arrived in Pisa, it was still snowing heavily. Apparently it is very rare for it to snow at Pisa, so we have some very treasured photos with the Leaning Tower. We said goodbye to Italy and Bonsoir as we arrived in France this afternoon. It is sunny in Nice and a very pleasant 11 degrees. We enjo ... 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