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Day trip to Lucca

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November 22nd 2010
Ok, Today was our specially planned day to go to LUCCA!!! We had to go via bus. However, of course it was not the same bus from last week to Siena. We went back to the train/bus station and again had to ask four people for directions. Again, the ticket office was behind the station, across the street and down a side street. By now, we are getting used to the run around. Honestly, most of the ... 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