Checking out the town from above 18 Ponte Vecchio

Checking out the town from above

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August 4th 2006
Geo: 43.6577, 11.4546Left Rimini this morning and caught the train to Florence. Once I arrived, I walked to the nearby hostel and checked in. My room has three beds, a huge ceiling fan and a small TV. Very spacious, clean and quiet. I was hungry, so I went to find food and discover the city. A few minuets later I came across the Duomo (cathedral) and ate a pizza behind it. Then walked around the ... 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