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First Taste of Firenze

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January 12th 2011
Germany to Florence The flight from Germany to Florence was short and sweet. Only about 50 minutes in the air. The skies were really clear so we could actually see the Alps out the window as we flew over! And I was lucky enough to have a window seat so I got some really great photos! It amazes me that people live here and see the Alps everyday, and it is as normal to them as Old S ... 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