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Siena: Lucky Try No. 2

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September 27th 2008
I tried to go to Siena 2 weeks ago, but it was raining. I tried again with my roommate Katie and another girl named Katie this weekend (September 27, 2008) We finally had a clear day this weekend, YAY! The bus was supposed to be a more direct route, but it didn't leave until later in the morning and it returned too soon, so we opted to leave earlier and take the longer trip on the train. Even t ... 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