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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 establi... [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 establi... [read more] Blog: Florence 30 September
Date: October 1st 2008
Florence - September 30 (Geoff) We were unable to go to either the Uffizi Museum or the Galleria Academia yesterday as they were shut for Monday. So we thought we would try to get into at least one today- the plan was to head towards the Ponte Vecchio and if the Uffizi queues were too long, we would continue across the river and check out the Palazzo Pitti (one of the many Medici palaces in I ... read more
Date: October 1st 2008
Florence - September 30 (Geoff) We were unable to go to either the Uffizi Museum or the Galleria Academia yesterday as they were shut for Monday. So we thought we would try to get into at least one today- the plan was to head towards the Ponte Vecchio and if the Uffizi queues were too long, we would continue across the river and check out the Palazzo Pitti (one of the many Medici palaces in I ... read more
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Having retired from paid work, Geoff's aim is to drag Sue travelling the world... or was that my aim! Anyway, we're off to start our major adventures having seen a bit of Australia. Now it's time to start on Europe and further afield. Enjoy our hopefully not too boring journey.... full info
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