Looking into Duomo several stairs up

Florence-Second Day-David and a Dome Climb

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November 24th 2007
The forecast was for rain today so I planned my agenda to be full of museums. Started out to see Michelangelo's David. I had seen a replica before but wanted to see the real thing. I thought there was going to be line so got to the Academy entrance by 8 am (opens at 8:15) and I was actually the first in line who didn't have reserved tickets (which amounted to maybe 20). As a result, I got in s ... 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