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off to Florence

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October 9th 2007
9 Oct 2007 This morning, we traveled to Florence and arrived mid-day with enough time to shop and have lunch. We saw this fabulous open-air market and decided to take a look around. And we were glad we did! This market has the best deals on Pashmina scarves that we could find in Italy! We talked the venders down and purchased multiple which also helped us to get a good deal. After shopping, we wo ... 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