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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: Firenze!
Date: October 20th 2010
Firenze in the fall=frenetic, filled with tourists, fantastically photogenic (but hard to capture with a camera)... Well, before I get too carried away with the alliterations, I plan to give a BRIEF summary of each day's adventures, and tell the story mostly with pictures--I know that's what you want, anyway! Day 1--We awoke to rain :-( and Dave starting to feel a cold coming on :-( :-( Chris ... read more
Date: October 20th 2010
Firenze in the fall=frenetic, filled with tourists, fantastically photogenic (but hard to capture with a camera)... Well, before I get too carried away with the alliterations, I plan to give a BRIEF summary of each day's adventures, and tell the story mostly with pictures--I know that's what you want, anyway! Day 1--We awoke to rain :-( and Dave starting to feel a cold coming on :-( :-( Chris ... read more
