The Duomo

Last leg of the journey

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November 10th 2006
Ok, so we have left you in the ancient and historic city of Rome. Our next stop on our travels took us to Florence. This was the only time in the trip I feared for my life as our coach negotiated tiny roads that were climbing up a steep hill with a sheer drop on one side. We made it to the top safetly though. This was the part of the trip that I was looking forward to the most... so of course i ... read more

Europe » Italy

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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