Pompei 10

Napoli & Pompei

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February 10th 2008
Change of plans. We decided to go on a day trip with Molly's family to Napoli and Pompei on Saturday. It was a very long, expensive day, but I am glad we went. We were picked up from the Tiz around 7am and began our 3hr bus ride to Napoli. I slept most of the way, but the scenery I did see was beautiful. A lot of countryside covered by vineyards and crops. The Appenine Mountain Range adds a whole ... read more

Europe » Italy

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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