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Florence + Rome + Sardinia

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April 14th 2012
We made it to Sardinia! Thank goodness! Wasn't so sure we would, but I'll talk about that later...first, Florence! No Internet access there or Rome. Florence was great! We found a panini shop all the locals go to for cheap eats. And we went there a couple times : ) We saw the Duomo, a cathedral you can't miss because it is MASSIVE. Jo hustled a street salesman for a painting. We met ... read more

Europe » Italy » Sardinia » Alghero

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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