The beginning of the beginning Photo 3

The Ponte Vecchio (Old bridge) is the only bridge in florence that was not destroyed by the Nazi's, all of the other bridges have been rebuilt but then one still stands complete with the shop stores on it still in operation today

The beginning of the beginning

September 7th 2010
OK so finally here I go writing my blog! I promised to start it from the time I arrived but so far it has been a lot of movement and taking in of the city itself. It has been a whirlwind of experience so far being in another country, which operates at a totally different pace than I am used to in America. A more natural pace I feel, maybe coming across as chaotic, when you first hop in the taxi ... 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

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