Secret Medici Passage

The Law of Threes

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August 11th 2013
Geo: 43.7687, 11.2569Today it was 33.We went on 3 tours.The first one was 3 hours.The second two were 3 hours.We ate 3 meals.We walked 33 miles.A 12 oz can of Coke in Europe 33 cL.Threes aside, we dodged a tour group with our planned breakfast time only to find the place wiped out of coffee, dishes, etc. thanks to a Rick Steves' organized tour. We prefer to be disorganized. W ... 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