Giambologna's Oceano

Days 12-14 June 1st – 3rd Pisa – Florence

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June 3rd 2011
Days 12-14 June 1st – 3rd Pisa – Florence Day 12 Transit day from Pisa to Florence – FANNY confined to the locker since it was motorway nearly the whole way. The countryside sped by (at 56mph perhaps ‘sped’ is an exaggeration) and the only interesting thing to report is that between Pisa and Florence there are more Tree Nurseries than Madonna & Childs at the Uffizi (see Day 14). Trees ... 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