David

Camping in beautiful Firenze (with day trips to Pisa and Siena)

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April 6th 2007
Thursday, April 5 We had an afternoon of travel to our campsite in Florence, Italy. At Rome's Termini train station this afternoon, we discovered that we needed to make a reservation for our train to Florence -- despite our Eurail passes! This upset us, especially when we realized most trains in Italy require this. Having no choice, we forked over €15 to get our seats. Then, Bet ... 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