Young girl at the foot of a tomb - Santa Croce

August 13th 2007
Although we had a bit of a late start today, it was a busy one. We decided to take the ship’s tour “Florence and Pisa on your own” in order to maximize our time and have the chance to see both sights. We boarded our air-conditioned coach at 9:30 and headed straight to Pisa. Once there, we had 45 minutes to explore the Field of Miracles and take pictures. The tower really is leaning, and in c ... 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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In the summer of 2011, we returned to Australia, with our home base in Broadbeach Waters, half way between Brisbane and Gold Coast. Our 3 year-old son, Alex, became a world traveler and enjoyed every minute of it. In the summer of 2007, we travelled to Europe and took a Mediterranean Cruise on the Celebrity Millennium. Our trip is documented here. In January 2007, we returned home from a 12 month teaching exchange to the Central Coast Grammar School, NSW, Australia. As you can see below, we stopped in Hong Kong, Thailand and Fiji on the way. We have visited Adelaide, Kangaroo Island,... full info

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