Ponte Vechio

Florence

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May 21st 2010
Fri the 21 our first day off. Doing the homework and preparing to leave tomorrow. We have decided to go early to Florence and put our bags in storage for a couple hrs as our Venice train doesn't leave till 12.30. Had a nice day in Florence yesterday leaving home at 6.30 getting into Florece at 8:00am had time for a nice coffee overlooking the Duomo square. Managed to see two Galleries before ... 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