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Frivolous Florence

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August 14th 2017
Hi again blog devotees! I realize that I am writing the blog entries out of order. The reason for this, is that depending on what I remember most vividly at the time in relation to having motivation to write the blogs means that more recent entries seem to come before older ones. A fickle thing is my memory. We came to Florence from Sorrento. Our accommodation was in an excellent location in rela ... 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