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Day 3 - June 16 - The Uffizi

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June 16th 2010
This was our first scheduled “early” morning, as we had 9:30 reservations at the Uffizi. We were up early, had some juice and fruit on the terrace, but no pastries this time because I really wanted to try out the coffee and pastries at a bar recommended by a friend and by Tripadvisor - the Open Golden Bar, just across the river from the Uffizi. We made our way there and enjoyed an excellent cr ... 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