St Peters Basillica in Vatican

Florence

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April 24th 2008
Good afternoon all- We were able to add some pics so you can check out our travels for the last couple of days. Made it up to Florence today, slept in after all of our walking yesterday and got on a high speed train to the Tuscany region. We had reserved another night at a hostel in Florence, although this one is much different than the one in Roma. More of a college dorm feel. We feel re ... read more

Europe » Italy

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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