The Stray Cat!

Siena, Bologna, Orvieto Continued

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February 25th 2009
Bologna On Saturday, we all decided to head to another small city outside of Florence, Bologna. It took us about an hour to get there, which wasn't bad at all. Everyone was exhausted since we got up nice and early, so they all slept in the car. I did all the driving, so I couldn't though. No big deal. Anyway, the drive there was so beautiful, that I wouldn't have been able to sleep even ... read more

Europe » Italy » Emilia-Romagna » Bologna

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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