Sunrise over the Atlantic

il primo giorno

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June 1st 2007
So, initially, we all met up at the airport. Naturally, the first person I met was another TEXAN. Funniest story from meeting up there is when I met Allie from Chicago. Oh Allie, pictured here with me in front of the forum in Rome (much, much later in the trip). When Allie introduced herself to me... my response was "What?" "Allie..." "WHAT??" "ALLIE" "What is your name? how do you spell that?...m ... read more

Europe » Italy » Marche

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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