We made it

Climb to the top of the Duomo

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January 18th 2008
Naomi counted every step. Guidebooks say there are 463 steps but she counted 461 on the way up and 406 on the way down (the way up and the way down are different). On the way up, it was very nice to hear her reach “200” and think that we were almost halfway there. Fortunately, for Dean and I, there were parts of the climb that are flat and allow you to catch your breath. At the top, we could s ... 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