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Day 20: Onward to Florence

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July 10th 2011
Sunday, July 10, 2011 Deja Vous I caught the early train out of Vernazza in the direction of Florence. It took three trains, the last of which was extremely crowded, and four hours to reach my destination. Since Florence was my connection out to the Cinque Terre, the trip flew by in a familiar blur. And it will again later this week, when I go back to Pisa for the day. At least Florence ... 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