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Florence in morning, Rome in Rain

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October 10th 2007
10 Oct 2007 Got up early this morning to hike up to a viewpoint called Piazza De Michael Angelo. We crossed the river when the morning fog was just lifting and took some pictures of the calm water, simply breathtaking. As we hiked up the hill we saw the beautiful city unfold before us…this is the way to see Florence! After we came back down we had some time for shopping, we found this cute littl ... 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