Leaving Rome

The trip to Florence

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April 2nd 2009
As Florence isn't that far from Rome, we don't have a huge distance to go today. After tidying up the apartment, we caught the 12:30 bus to the subway station and connected from there to the 12:30 Eurostar bound for Florence. The ride on the speedy Eurostars is so smooth and fast, you feel somewhat removed from the country side, insulated from each bump in the landscape. The train's final desti ... 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