The Leaning Tower of Pisa

Topdeck European Wonder Trip (October 8th-25th, 2009)

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January 4th 2011
Day 6: Lauterbrunnen, Switzerland to Florence, Italy Monday, October 12th, 2009 The next day was a long bus ride to Florence, Italy. We stopped by the Leaning Tower of Pisa on the way, where I got to take one of those must have ridiculous photos of me trying to hold up the tower. The grass was roped off which made it harder to take a picture. My sister tried to get into a picture b ... 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