Sunset at Piazzale Michelangelo

City Sunsets and Green Grass

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January 18th 2018
There is no item that compares to traveling and discovering a new culture. I really appreciate this trip because it enables me to become a part of this culture for three weeks versus a few short days; however, three weeks has gone by a lot faster than I imagined it would. Even though I love traveling I really dislike being a tourist. Now I could not imagine skipping any of the “must sees” in F ... 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