This was the view our climb afforded us.

The Last Supper (in Italy)

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August 13th 2013
Geo: 43.7687, 11.2569This morning, we woke up to cold showers. Apparently there was some problem with the water heater. As of tonight, it hasn't been fixed. So, same story tomorrow. Quick showers.We got up early to get in line for the climb to the top of Brunelleschi's Duomo, a 470+ step trip to the top of Florence's most well known cathedral. At the beginning, the stairs were ... 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