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The Wall Around Lucca  
   

The Wall Around Lucca

This wall is thick enough to have a big road and walking paths on top. It was built this big once cannons were developed.
Pisa and Lucca

April 14th 2008
What a great day today was. It started out differently, with the fire alarm going off in the hotel. I didn't think anything of it, but it wouldn't stop. I called the front desk and found out that it was a problem in the kitchen. It's one of those things. I didn't imagine there was going to be a fire, but then again, I'm sure no one at the Monte Carlo in Las Vegas thought that either. I made ... read more
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Italian Flag 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
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