Typical Cortona street

Entry #2

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February 5th 2007
Well I apoligize if anyone has been checking to see any updated photos...It is funny how fast time is going by. Since my last entry I have been to Arezzo, Perugia, Siena, Florence, and Rome. I love everywhere I've been to so much!! Every city is unique...some things are similar, all towns have atleast one Piazza ("public square") but everwhere just has a distinct sense of feeling. ... 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