River Arnos Florence

Ciao

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October 1st 2006
From beautiful Switzerland to Florence! Well what a contrast! We cant say we had a lot to take photos of here but we managed to get a few that gave it a good impression. We cut our visit short and headed for Rome via Pisa. Seeing the Leaning Tower was a great experience although it was a little smaller than we expected - but we are short people! Roma Italia here we come! Rome was a cit ... 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