At half time, our new ride

Italy beats Germany!

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July 7th 2006
Our last night in Florence was a blast. We watched the World Cup match between Italy and Germany in a square less than a block from our hotel. Mind you, before Europe, Pam could care less about soccer. Now, we've totally made our plans around watching the games. Our Rome trip was planned for Monday, so that we'd be able to watch the game on Tuesday! Hundreds of people gathered to watch the ... 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