David by Michaelangelo

Chapter 4 - Day 26 - Venice to Florence

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October 2nd 2011
Today was mainly a travel day as we left Venice and headed to Florence in the heart of Tuscany. We largely retraced our steps of a couple of days earlier so it was a good opportunity to have some quiet time (and a little snooze) on the bus for most. Just south of Venice we passed through some rice paddy fields – bit of a surprise – the area is one of the few outside of Japan that has commercia ... 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