Oh Siena!

One of the many flags representing the Contrade of Siena. This is the Drago Contrade, originally representing the bankers of Siena. One of the more impressive animals on the flags.

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Lean on me

October 5th 2014
Whilst pondering how to write up my many recent travels, I thought I'd follow some good advice from Dylan Thomas "To begin at the beginning:", so I shall attempt to begin the task of documenting my 'Around the world in 29 days' adventure. Another famous Celtic writer once said 'The best laid plans of mice and men...', and I found myself in that position a bit this year. Originally asking for a ... read more

Europe » Italy » Tuscany » Pisa

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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