The beginning of the beginning Photo 9

The beginning of the beginning

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September 7th 2010
OK so finally here I go writing my blog! I promised to start it from the time I arrived but so far it has been a lot of movement and taking in of the city itself. It has been a whirlwind of experience so far being in another country, which operates at a totally different pace than I am used to in America. A more natural pace I feel, maybe coming across as chaotic, when you first hop in the taxi ... 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