Lucca

European Adventure 2013

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October 20th 2013
A cloudy day with occasional rain. We all slept in then Jon & Mon headed to an Antique Market taking place in several parts of the town. Ced & I checked out various options for a prospective trip to Florence later in the week and the latest news on the terrible bushfires that seem to be encircling the Blue Mountains. We feel deeply for all the people who’ve lost their homes in these fires and ho ... 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