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Around Florence This Week

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March 7th 2014
Since I am new at blogging I just wanted to share two facts 1) the newest blog is at the top of the page but you can read previous blogs by scrolling down and 2) photos go to the very bottom of the page below advertising. Probably everyone but me knew this but it was a discovery for me. Now on to the week! On Saturday we went on our first sightseeing trip outside Florence. The weather was cloud ... 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