Eurostar Fast Train

Rome to Florence - Italy

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May 30th 2008
Friday 30th May: Caught the 11am Eurostar from Rome to Florence and checked into Hotel Bijou which is a 2 minute walk from the train station. Florence brought a smile to my face as soon as I set foot outside the terminal. It's a clean city compared to Rome and not as chaotic obviously and the paved steets give it a sense of character that is unique. I went for stroll down Via de Panzani to book a ... 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