John the Baptist

Our Last Week in Italy

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April 1st 2014
To avoid two blogs I’ve incorporated my comments in blue into Ann’s comments . It is hard to believe that our 6 weeks in Italy is almost over. What a blessing God gave us at this time in our lives. We have packed quite a bit into this last week. Last Thursday we went to the very well know Uffizi Museum. We saw Botticelli’s <em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Birth of Venus and Mi ... 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