Florence Photo 4

Florence

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August 8th 2008
Hello again! We are now in beautiful Florence. It is fabulous - except for the swealtering heat. At 7:30 this morning it was already 26 degrees with a humidex of 56. Yikes. Well we have one more day here and then we are off to Sienna. We rent our car tomorrow and Ryan gets to drive. He isn't very excited because the drivers are crazy. Anywho.....we'll be in touch. Ciao! ... read more

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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