Hanging prosciutto

When in Rome, party as the Romans do

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May 23rd 2003
The difference between visiting and living abroad may lies in the grocery shopping. Our newest favorite grocery store is called DiPerDi, which is strategically located nearby the Vatican outer wall, merely five minutes walking from our apartment. There are too many things to list the difference between DiPer and grocery shopping back home in the U.S. Firstly, there are fewer selections on ite ... 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