Florence oh, Florence Photo 11

Florence oh, Florence

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August 23rd 2010
The trip from Verona to Florence was probably our one and only uncomplicated train ride from city to city. Thankfully. We needed some simplicity to our lives. It was hot and the sun was beating down on us as we made the trek from the train station to the hostel. Arriving at the hostel it felt for the first time like we were arriving to a hotel. A huge building with 10 floors, a swimming pool ... 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