Getting to know the natives

From inside out

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September 13th 2004
So much happens in a few days that it is impossible for me to share everything I would like to. I have to let it all sift down to figure out what is important for me to share with you, but also what will settle are pieces of information, or images, or smells that will stick to me and reveal themselves later. I will go back a few days to tell you about last Friday. The museums and churches in Fire ... 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