from my apartment
Another view of the grand Duomo, as I'm standing at the steps that lead to my apartment. Thousands of people are in that piazza beginning at 6am.
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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: getting lost
Date: September 3rd 2004
Date: September 3rd 2004
Observations:
* Bra straps show regularly, under shirts translucent as white wine.
* This is HIGH FASHION, people. Every big name, in a big store, with beautiful people sitting on marble and glass benches.
* The bells from the duomo (the huge, main cathedral in the center of Firenze) begin ringing at 7am. A beautiful way to awaken.
* Women never wear shorts. Old ... read more
