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Getting used to life in Italia

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February 8th 2008
Since I have arrived here in Florence I have learned a lot of new things! One of the biggest challenges I have faced is taking the bus. I know it sounds silly but it is more difficult than one might think. Almost every time I have ridden the bus I have been either yelled at for entering or exiting through the wrong door. Even if I am no where near the door I always seem to be in the way ... read more

Europe » Italy » Tuscany » Florence

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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