Venice

Italy

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August 27th 2007
PISA On the way to Florence we stop in Pisa for us all to take our classic ‘silly’ photos and wonder around town. Tower as a lot bigger than I imagined. FLORENCE mmmmm… leather & gelato!! So how surreal? We go from playing in the snow one day to sweating our goose bumps off in 40 degree heat in Florence - but oh it’s good!! We get some sleep on the bus during the day - a long day agai ... read more

Europe » Italy

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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