The Duomo at sunset from Piazzale Michaelangelo

Roma and Firenze

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June 16th 2012
Debbi met me and London in Roma on Tuesday where we spent a few days before going to Florence. We stayed within walking distance of Trevi Fountain. Rome is a great city with friendly folk a scrumptious food. We then left for Florence via train. Tomorrow we are headed to the Amalfi Coast, 90 degrees and 0% chance of rainband a beacH. :D Brian ... read more

Europe » Italy » Tuscany

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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