David, Statue of

Florence to Venice

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May 23rd 2007
Well, the rest of my travels through Italy considered of much sleeping on buses as I was carted from Rome to Florence to Venice. The week of partying and definitely taken its tool on my and by body didn't appreciate the early morning wake-ups and my attempts to continue partying late into the night. Eventually it gave in and I hovered on the edge of illness until I finally got some solid sleep on ... 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