The "Favid"

Firenze

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July 13th 2007
Florence...land of the Renaissance Man Florence...I've been told, was a great place. So, I was really looking forward to visiting. Got into Florence with a stop at the leaning tower of Pisa and I made sure to take a pic holding up the tower. Corny, but you gotta have it. We did a little exploring in the city that night, ate some dinner, and headed to a bar called the Red Garter for ... 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