Duomo Cathedral

Florence

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September 9th 2008
Florence Started off the morning driving to Florence. It was about a 4 hour drive from Rome. Met up at Santa Croce Church for our group photo which I think is a bit of a rip off so i didn't order one. As soon as we finished, this fucking gypsy came up and asked us for money. Literally. Photo taken, then she walks up and asks for money. I felt like saying "Got curtousy bitch?" Grr ... read more

Europe » Italy » Tuscany » Florence

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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