The duomo

Our favorite city so far

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May 25th 2006
Hi everyone! No, we're still not ready to come home.....Here is a bit of Brenda's journaling for today though; Our earliest morning so far…we were up, with breakfast down, day bags packed, lunches made and cameras charged and in the car by 07:50. Quite a feat, considering that only 1 person fits in the bathroom at a time, and you can only squeeze 2 in the kitchen if one person agrees to hold ... 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