Uffizi David, didn't get to go to this museum but the REAL David was amazing!
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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 establi... [read more]
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 establi... [read more] Blog: Florence
Date: July 7th 2005
After taking the train from Sorrento, via Rome we ended up in Florence, home of the Medici and center of the Renaissance... Of course we had to start with a trip to the Duomo, or central cathedral, which in Florence’s case is a massive green and white marble building. Audrey’s take on it was it looks like it’s covered in giant 70’s kitchen tiles. It certainly was spectacular, the Medicis s ... read more
Date: July 7th 2005
After taking the train from Sorrento, via Rome we ended up in Florence, home of the Medici and center of the Renaissance... Of course we had to start with a trip to the Duomo, or central cathedral, which in Florence’s case is a massive green and white marble building. Audrey’s take on it was it looks like it’s covered in giant 70’s kitchen tiles. It certainly was spectacular, the Medicis s ... read more
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