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Ciao Firenze

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October 11th 2008
Last full day in Florence and I think the lack of germ-killing alcohol let the cold creep back. The worst night of sleep I've had since I got here, a bad headache, and a non-stop nasal exodus. A "wasted day", another free walking tour, some good gelato, and a pretty good calzone (prosciutto, funghi, uovo). Gonna stay in tonight, and get some laudry done. Should be the last time I have to pay f ... read more

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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