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Honeymoon Day 6 (Florence)

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October 17th 2014
Katie and I woke up today and headed over to the Duomo. Luckily, the line was short. We were able to get in in less than 2 minutes. We looked at the architecture, the art, etc. It was pretty entertaining. After the Duomo, we headed over to the Galleria De L'Accademia. This is where Michaelangelo's "David" is. There's some other notable pieces of art, but that's the main one there. After the Ga ... 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