Bologna carved this one apparently!

Florence - April 2009

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April 22nd 2009
Jamy and I had the opportunity to head up to Florence for a weekend in April and were struck by the complete contrast to life in Naples. It is amazing to find that there are such significant differences between Naples and a city that is only 5 hours away by train. The food is very different (an emphasis on meat rather than pasta), they have footpaths, no trash problems and all of the cities attrac ... 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