Cathedral in Florence

Italy

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October 30th 2008
Yay! Italy! Ok so this blog may be a little longer because we spent 6 nights travelling through Italia. Our first quick stop was Pisa where we got to see the Leaning Tower, and then onto Florence. First night out was in a Karaoke bar where they served 3.5L taps of beer and 2.5L jugs of cocktails. Needless to say well all stumbled back to the bus singing and laughing. The next day we chec ... read more

Europe » Italy

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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