Florence Cathedral Belltower

July 22nd 2015
Today we've booked an all day walking tour of Florence. It's again very hot, and we worry how we'll go. We meet our guide for the morning part of the tour who introduces herself as Rose. She's pregnant and walks with the aid of crutch after breaking her ankle. Issy says that she thinks we can probably now stop worrying about the tour involving too much walking. Rose tells us that Florence original ... 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

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Dave and Issy Sheehan

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Former TravelPod Member: the.sheehan Joined: June 22nd, 2015 We live in Melbourne, Australia, with our three offspring Scott, Emma and Troy, Coco the dog, and cats Sidney and Chilli. As at 2015 our offspring have all left school and should, in theory at least, be capable of fending for themselves, so as long as they don't kill each other or burn the house down, we can now happily trip off into the sunset. Issy was born in Malta. She came to Australia with her family when she was four, and as at early 2015 she's never been back. I was born in London to Australian parents who met ... full info

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