Pisa

Rome & Florence

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August 22nd 2010
Day 4 - Day 7 Off to the airport at 4.30am for our flight to Rome via London. After 20hrs we finally arrived in Rome and enjoyed homemade pasta at a little local restaurant recommended by the man that checked us in. It was the best pasta I have ever tried and was supposed to share with John but oh well I finished it all. we joined our tour group today there are 43 people on the tour. Today we ... 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