Florence

Florence

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November 1st 2008
Friday evening continued We went down to the reception area of the hotel, to do some work in the internet. We surfed for accommodation in Florence and found an Ibis hotel at what we thought was a good rate, €59.00 per night, so we booked for the next two nights. We went through to dinner and the recommended menu didn't appeal to either of us. So we had a dried meat with salad herbs and pa ... 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