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Church of Santa Maria Novella

Florence - Day 2

September 17th 2013
My first stop was the Galleria dell Academia to see the famous statue of David. I wanted to get there early to avoid the queue. I was there early 8.05 to be exact, the museum doesn't open until 8.15. But I still wasn't there early enough to avoid the queue, it was already all the way down the block. I was waiting for the better part of an hour to get in. I did start to kick myself for not making a ... read more
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Italian Flag 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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