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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: Tuscany 31st July to 10th August 2008
Date: August 11th 2008
Date: August 11th 2008
Thursday 31 July Bristol to Pisa
After an outrageously early start (getting up at 2-30am) we were pleasantly surprised by the efficiency of EasyJet's 'speedy boarding' system at Bristol Airport which gave us a very nice hour or so in the Lounge. I had my usual coffee and (large) brandy and Rob had a beer (very restrained of him since we were picking up the car at Pisa airport!) We ... read more
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