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Florence Italy

Florence

May 31st 2014
Florence Italy--I think the best word to describe this city -museum. There is something old everywhere you look. There are statues, buildings, bridges, paintings, even our hotel elevator-- everywhere in the city things are ancient. One of the main sights we wanted to see was the Santa Maria del Flore Cathedral and its Duomo (dome). The gothic cathedral is the third largest. The Vatican and cath ... read more
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Italian Flag 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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2nd June 2014

WOW
Just plain WOW!!!

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