Ponte Vecchio

Florence day 4 & 5

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September 11th 2011
Day 4 was partially a rest day for Jenni's legs as the heat has not been kind to her. She spent half the day lying on the bed to try & reduce the swelling and then begged to go out in the afternoon as she was bored. We walked over the famous Ponte Veccio bridge, the oldest in Florence.It is now the home of numerous jewellery stores and no, we did not buy anything. On our walk we were lucky to ... read more

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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