Statue

Florence....

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June 13th 2017
I know I'm behind. But that's a good thing. It means we are having a lot of fun and are little busy. Florence.... Wow. I slept sooo good last night. Up early so we could catch the 2 hour 7:00am train from Venice to Florence. It was actually pretty easy. But I think that's because Kelly was in charge. The train is one of the fast!! trains. 150-160 kmh at its fastest. We sat 2 next ... 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