Ponte Vecchio at Dusk

The walk to dinner along the Arno had some nice views.

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July 1st 2005
Having done all the major sights (or at least all the ones I was willing to do), I basically just wandered the streets and markets of Florence today. Florence is famous for its leather, and there's a huge outdoor market near P. San Lorenzo with just about everything you can imagine, but a heavy emphasis on leather. Being a market, suffice it to say that you better know what you're looking for and ... 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

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