Erculano

Pompei and Herculaneum

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September 15th 2008
Sunday 31st August Naples…..well not really….Pompeii & Herculaneum We started our day early with the daily 1km walk to catch our bus. I know 1 km doesn’t seem long but at the end of a tiring day, that uphill winding 1 km stretch seems like a 10km marathon. Anyway, we were walking to the bus stop when Kurt turned and gave me that look! Family members recognise that look as why am I sur ... 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