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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]
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] Blog: How not to visit Pisa
Date: April 28th 2008
Well it had to happen, today was not really a success. Off to Pisa we went, on a train that was packed to the gunwhales with other tourists. Andrew had heard at the hotel happy hour last night that there are often long queues so that many people end up leaving Pisa not having climbed the tower, so I sort of had it in my head this might happen to us too. As I sat there in the hot packed trai ... read more
Date: April 28th 2008
Well it had to happen, today was not really a success. Off to Pisa we went, on a train that was packed to the gunwhales with other tourists. Andrew had heard at the hotel happy hour last night that there are often long queues so that many people end up leaving Pisa not having climbed the tower, so I sort of had it in my head this might happen to us too. As I sat there in the hot packed trai ... read more
