Florence Cathedral dome from bell tower

The Mysteries of Florentine Street Numbering

July 23rd 2015
I wake in a cold sweat. Today we'll be driving. I've always had a bit of an obsession with climbing things, particularly hills and tall buildings, so I decide to spend the first part of the morning climbing the Cathedral Dome. Issy doesn’t share my obsession so she stays at the hotel. The queue to get in is several hundred metres long and looks like it will take at least a couple of hours to cl ... 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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