The Italian Rocket

I can’t understand why North America has ignored high speed trains. Our experiences here and in Spain have been first rate and relatively inexpensive.

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Florence and Tuscany

March 20th 2018
Fast train from Naples (the first place so far we were glad to be out of) to Florence or Firenze. There we set ourselves a hectic schedule as we only had 2 full days, barely able to dent the surface of all Florence has to offer. Largely as a result of the Medici family (both loved and hated here, could be referred to as Italy’s first Mafia family) many great talents like Michelangelo, Da Vin ... 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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