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Right Transept: 1st altar on the right. Madonna, by Perin del Vaga and Giovanni Antonio Sogliani. DSC_0032p1
Pisa

September 29th 2012
Pisa is a must for every traveler's itinerary. The Leaning Tower of Pisa is one of the true icons of travel. Its very image means "travel". I have traveled extensively over time and I had been to Italy before, but I had never been to the Leaning Tower. Actually beholding this icon in person was a "wow" travel moment for me. Our tour bus parked at the Parcheggio Via Pietrasantina north of the hi ... read more
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Italian Flag 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
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