Day 6 - June 19 - Last Day in Florence 2

Day 6 - June 19 - Last Day in Florence

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June 19th 2010
Because my husband and I plan our life in such detail, people think we are very organized and very together. Ha! We strive to be but often fail. As we did this morning in Florence. We had 9:30 reservations at the Academia, and timed it just right to arrive at the museum about 9:18. Except I forgot our reservation code. I had that reservation code in three separate places: our daily tour itin ... 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