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5 days of Florence wrapped up in 1 blog entry and 18 photos [:D].

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July 10th 2009
Florence was well…OK. Having a sinus infection has not helped the trip to Florence be enjoyable, but I think the city it self would have been just alright anyway. It is the most tourist packed city I have been to yet, almost every street you were walking shoulder to shoulder with tourists. The architecture in the city as per all of Europe was beautiful, the weather while I have been here has bee ... 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