Lover's Graffiti

Oh Romeo, Romeo!

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July 17th 2008
Yesterday, I took a little trip to Fair Verona, home of the star-crossed lovers Romeo and Juliet (spelled Giulietta in Italian and prounounced Hul-ee-eta). Apparently, there were two feuding families in Verona during the 1300's and supposedly they did have two kids in love but who knows! I think Shakespeare's story is loosely based on it and Verona makes a killing from dumb-witted tourists! Nonet ... read more

Europe » Italy » Veneto » Verona

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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