Waiting and waiting 04 Sculptures

Waiting and waiting

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August 6th 2006
Geo: 43.6577, 11.4546I did wake up early this morning and decided to keep sleeping instead of getting up. First place I wanted to see today was the Uffizi Gallery- the private collection of the Medici's. When I arrived there was a line, I joined it and spent two hours waiting!! So annoying. The other girls had warned me and told me to get there early or else I'll be waiting- 10am early t ... 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