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Florence

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May 14th 2005
I arrived in Florence Friday afternoon after a pleasant Eurostar trip accross the countrysides of Italy. After checking into my hotel and then taking alook around I found out that Nathan & Jodie were here for the week end and also Simon & Michelle Cook (on their honeymoon) it was great to spend sometime with some Aussies for a change. Did a touch of shopping in Florence, the markets and Deli's are ... 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