Piazza Michelangelo

The beautiful city of Florence

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September 14th 2014
Friday (9/12/14) We have to wake up early to catch the morning regional train to Florence. It was very long 4 hour train ride. But alas we finally arrive in Firenze (Florence). Jessica's friend Courtney met us at the train station. She is also studying abroad, except she is going to school in Florence, so she let us stay with her for the weekend. Our first stop was of course to eat lunch ... 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