Piazzo del Campo

Day 4 of Michael & Chantal's Honeymoon

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June 8th 2007
Sienna today. Park the car outside the city wall, grab a shuttle and enjoy the ride, just as the guidebook says. But what the book didn’t mention was buying tickets at a convenience store prior to boarding the shuttle. Only some buses carry tickets - thus we learn. We had an opportunity of visiting the Synagoga di Sienna; this unobtrusive home of Jewish spirituality has regular services. Of cou ... read more

Europe » Italy » Tuscany

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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