At the Leavng Tower of Pisa

Late and Broke

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October 30th 2010
After a having such a great time in Rome the weekend before, I thought I would give Italy another weekend, but this time up in the Tuscan region, in the beautiful town of Florence. A further incentive for me to go to Florence was the fact that my cousin Paul was studying there, and it would give me a chance to go and visit with him for a bit. At the time I was planning this particular trip there w ... 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