Nicole leaning on the Leaning tower

Stop over in Pisa

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August 29th 2007
We made a short stopover in Pisa on the way to the Cinque Terre. Our plan is to spend a couple of hours in Pisa to take the standard holding up the tower pictures. It looks as though a thousand of our closest friends have the same idea. We get our pictures and get back on the train. Off to the Cinque Terre! ... read more

Europe » Italy » Tuscany » Pisa

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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