Our first Italian friends

Milan and Florence

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July 5th 2006
On the 30th of June, Pam and I hopped on the plane to Milan, Italy, where we spent the night in a small hotel called "the best"hotel. Italy had just won its world cup game and all night we could hear people honking their horns in celebration. Not much sleep unfortunately, but its great to be in such an exciting place to watch the games. We woke up the next morning and got on a train to Flore ... 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