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We stumbled across a gem today...Sienna can wait!

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February 22nd 2009
So, the plan for today was supposed to be to wake up, go to Sienna, enjoy the day, and then come home and relax. Well that's what we THOUGHT was in store for us. After waking up EARLY (we're talkin 7am here) I got ready, packed up my stuff, and even ate breakfast before realizing that MY group wasn't awake yet. So I went and knocked on the girls' door and they reminded me that we weren't leaving w ... 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