Santa Maria del Fiore Duomo

..and a little red package of Italian treats

October 24th 2011
Florence Three things I couldn’t escape in Florence; rain, sickness and statues. I was in the vicinity of the famous ‘David’ and although my energy levels were low, I still managed to walk to the city’s highest view point <em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Piazzale Michelangelo. Here I stood<em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"> side by side with Davi ... 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

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KimWoldhuis

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I am a 27 year old sun loving Aussie that traded in my job as a Events Executive in a Sydney hotel to work at an English kids summer camp, then travel around Europe! I left home on 21 Jun 2011 and have so far cancelled my first flight home - there is so much to see and do, and when I have the opportunity to walk away from normal life to adventure, well I plan to make the most of it (until I'm too home-sick or broke that is)! I hope you enjoy my travel tales and photos to match! Feel free to get in touch with me if you have any comments/ ideas/ feedback, I would love to hear from you! :)... full info

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