Day 7 - Florence - 3rd day of Adv. Cardiomyopathy and then a train ride to Rome
September 28th 2012 Rearranged my luggage this morning. There is still lots of room in my "big fat american luggage" but I don't expect to fill it up with treasures before departing. There are still 9 days left in my trip and many more meals, tours, pictures, and fun to be had during the stay in Roma!
I left my bags at the hotel and made it to the Advancements of Cardiomyopathy 2012 conference before they beg
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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 
