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13 May – Livorno (Florence/Pisa), Italy

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May 14th 2016
Happy Friday the 13th! And that kind of summaries some of what happened today. It wasn’t all bad, but it wasn’t as all good either. So let’s get started telling you about our day. We got up at 5:45 because we needed to report to the Princess Theater at 6:55 for our excursion. We went down for a quick breakfast sandwich and cup of tea in the International Café and then we headed ... read more

Europe » Italy » Tuscany » Florence

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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