Ponte Vecchio

fun fact: during WWII, Hitler had every bridge in florence bombed EXCEPT the ponte vecchio... because he liked it. (Instead he bombed both ends so that still no one could cross.) Therefore, it's the oldest and most famous bridge in Florence

Who doesn't LOVE Firenze?

February 24th 2007
because I'm incredibly behind, I'll post both of my weekend trips first and then my sight-seeing in milan. Enjoy... Weekend 1: Florence to visit my cousin Jonny I had a fantastic weekend with my cousin Jonny. He's a junior at Skidmore and is spending this semester in Florence and wherever else his travels take him. He lives in a sweet flat about 15 minutes walk from the Duomo with 6 others ... 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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