Me and the Gates of Paradise

Patsy in Florence

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April 26th 2010
Patsy in Florence We took a plane from Istanbul to Florence. Nothing really happened. We spent a month in Florence. It was really fun. What I liked best. I think I liked best when Mark and Joy and Peyton came. And we went on a daytrip to San Gimignano. San Gimignano is a teeny little hill-town that has the best ice cream in the world, and wonderful views over lots ... 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