Mosaic from Centuries Ago

Last Day in Firenze

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November 5th 2007
Buon giorno! Time to get up - nice and early again as to make the most of our day! We head to Cafe Firenze on Via Cavour for a cappuccino, hot chocolate and a donut (breaky of champions) and to relax a bit before we visit the Duomo. We want to get there when it opens so the line won't be so long. Yes, we know it's ironic that we have been here for six weeks and are just now getting around to g ... 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