A view of Florence from Fiesole

Time to Catch Up

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January 9th 2009
Hello Everyone, My winter vacation is quickly coming to an end and now I need to update you all on what I've been up to. Since my last blog was in November I will start from there. Thanksgiving in Italy was interesting. Most Italians just have no real concept of what Thanksgiving is about. Many of my teachers were asking about our holiday as if it were some strange pagan ritual of stuffing your f ... 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