The Tuscan hillside... just beautiful

Day Eight - Travel to Florence and see David

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June 12th 2008
Day Eight - Travel to Florence and see David On day eight we leave the resort island of Lido to set off towards Tuscany. It is not a long trip so we do not have any stops other than the rest right before we reach Florence. The countryside is beautiful and much of it reminds me of the foothills of the sierras during springtime. But we don't have the little old cottages and vil ... 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