A Pool???

Accademia Museum and Gala Renaissance Dinner

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September 15th 2010
I was surprised to find that our hotel in the middle of Floremce had a pool, so I inquired at the front desk, When is the pool open? I was all ready to take a swim the next afternoon only to find that they were having trouble with the balance of chemicals in the water and I would have to wait till tomorrow to swim. (**@#!!&+??) The next morning, we visited the Accademia Museum to see the ... 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