Galileo RIP

David is Beautiful

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April 9th 2008
After a restful night, we were ready to spend another exciting day in Florence. We were out the door by 10:00am and didn't have very far to go to our destination...the Galleria de Academia right across the street. We were finally going to see the statue of David, sculpted by Michelangelo that depicts his victory over Goliath. We waited in line for almost 45 minutes and then it was time to see D ... 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