One last pic of the Tower and me

What starts out badly

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June 25th 2006
Italian trains are quite easy to use. Before leaving home (London) I was able to book most of my rail tickets. Some I chose not to buy in advance cos I did not want to lock myself into a set time. Not knowing Italian geography has not been a big deal cos the website was in English and it told me everything I thought I needed to know. I wish it would have told me how to say, "Um, my train pulle ... read more

Europe » Italy » Tuscany » Pisa

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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