Staying in Florence Photo 3

Staying in Florence

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November 14th 2008
So after many weekend on end of traveling, I have finally just stayed in Florence and it has been amazing. It was really nice to just stay in one place and not have to worry about running around to catch a train or a plane to go somewhere. So my roommates and I decided to take advantage of the lovely weather we are having and took a walk. We walked all over Florence and ended up finding anothe ... 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