The tower that leans

Trip to Pisa

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January 19th 2008
We took the train to Pisa and walked across town to the Field of Miracles and the Leaning Tower. We were very taken with how much the tower really leans. We obviously knew it leaned, but in person it really does look like it could tumble over any moment. Sam was too young to climb it (you have to be 8) so he and I stayed on the ground while Dean and Naomi went up. Since he didn't get to climb it, ... 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