Tripping around Florence 092

Tripping around Florence

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March 26th 2008
Mom is really sick at this point (bummer!) with a bout of bronchitis, so we have gone into Pratolino a couple of times to the Farmacia to get her cough syrup and drops. These outings have been a great test of my use of the Italian language (or should I say my phrase book?). We’ve been able to get these items despite the handicap of not knowing whether the term for cough syrup in the book means â ... 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