Thursday 18th August – From Venice to Pisa to Florence Photo 4

Thursday 18th August – From Venice to Pisa to Florence

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August 18th 2011
Just the ususal morning routine today... tents, lilos and bags on the bus by 7.30 then brekkie then we left. We had another long bus drive today but watched movies and had music playing. We stopped off at Pisa for about an hour so we could all take our creative photos of the Leaning Tower of Pisa... it is amazing to see it up close and the massive angle it is on but then be told it is only on an a ... read more

Europe » Italy

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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