Day 20 - Florence, Italy May 25th 2011 I was up early this morning to get ready for our day in Florence. Our first stop was at a viewpoint overlooking the city. Here we got some great photos of Florence, and we also got our official group photo taken. Unfortunately, the sun was shining so bright that half of us are all squinty-eyed in the photo. Still looks pretty good though! There is a replica statue of David at this viewpoint too (t ... read more
Europe » Italy » Tuscany » Florence 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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My name is Becky and I'm 22 years old. I'm currently studying Tourism Management at Thompson Rivers University, in Kamloops, BC. My passion in life is travel; seeing new places and meeting new friends from all over the world! Hope you enjoy my travel blogs and learn lots! If you have any questions about Contiki, or travel tips in general, feel free to ask :)... full info