The market at Santa Croce

You can see the church in the background. We decided not to go in here, although this was our original plan. Really, how different could it be from the thousand other churches we've been in?

Our Italian Honeymoon - Part 2: Florence

April 26th 2007
Day 3...The Road to Florence After an early rise we checked out of our Rome room and headed for the train station. Our coins were thrown in the Trevi, so our safe return was guarenteed. The two hour train ride was enjoyable, with great views of the Tuscan countryside and distant hilltop villages. When we arrived in Florence we headed straight for our hotel (Hotel Andrea) to drop our ba ... read more

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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

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