Status Of David

Florence, Italy 2001

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July 31st 2005
From Rome, we take the train to Florence. This is wonderful way to get around the country. We used the train for transportation and did really have what you would call reservations. We would have the Inn Keeper recomend were to stay on the next leg of our journey. This was my least favorite city that I visited. Maybe because the weather was rainy or maybe because I sprained my ankle. I did not le ... 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