Duomo

Rome to Florence

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August 3rd 2007
Today’s coach ride was comparatively a short one! We picked up Thierry (and dropped off Charlie) at the campsite, then headed to Florence. We took maybe ten steps out of the coach before the rain started! I’m not talking sprinkles, I’m talking an absolute downpour! The best part is that Paul had just said the rain will hold off! Ha ha, um, NO! Of course, as soon as the rain began, ther ... read more

Europe » Italy

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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