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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]
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] Blog: Day 22 Firenze (Florence)
Date: December 29th 2002
Sunday (Temp. 12deg. Overcast, drizzly) Breakfast in different hotel. Simple, nice coffee, best we have had. Back to hotel to go to toilet. Hit the streets, Duomo etc, Ponte Vecchio, Michelangelo lookout (nice view). Very very busy and crowded. Florence impressive, better if crowds were less. Lunch, pasta at fast food Italian style restaurant. Stroll expensive but nice, especially the w ... read more
Date: December 29th 2002
Sunday (Temp. 12deg. Overcast, drizzly) Breakfast in different hotel. Simple, nice coffee, best we have had. Back to hotel to go to toilet. Hit the streets, Duomo etc, Ponte Vecchio, Michelangelo lookout (nice view). Very very busy and crowded. Florence impressive, better if crowds were less. Lunch, pasta at fast food Italian style restaurant. Stroll expensive but nice, especially the w ... read more
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