Lucca

Balancing Act

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August 19th 2012
Today was all about balance. - Firstly we had to balance our time. We drove over to Pisa which is a long way from Montone. We booked tickets to climb the leaning tower and we then drove to a little town nearby called Lucca where we hired push bikes. We had to finish with the bikes in time to get back for our climb. We then had to see if we had enough time without feeling too rushed to get back ... 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