About to enter the Tower for the climb

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An excursion to Pisa and climbing the leaning tower

August 1st 2017
Many of the overseas conference attendees - including myself, Chris and Sue - had booked for an excursion to Pisa which took place the day after the conference ended, departing by bus around 8.30am for the 59 klm drive. Advertised as a guided tour to the Cathedral and the Camposanto, Italy put on another perfect summer's day for us to enjoy some of what Pisa had to offer. The Leaning Tower - wh ... 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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