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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]
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] Blog: 12 Hours in Sicily
Date: April 28th 2005
Well, it was an early start to catch the 7am high-speed Catamaran to Sicily for my 'excursion.' I was up at 4:30am, left the hotel just before 6am (the shuttle was about fifteen minutes late picking me up), through customs and onto the ferry by 6:15am. High-speed catmarans are really fast, and we got to Pozallo, Sicily just after 9am. First stop was a cafe where we could pick up some breakfast. ... read more
Date: April 28th 2005
Well, it was an early start to catch the 7am high-speed Catamaran to Sicily for my 'excursion.' I was up at 4:30am, left the hotel just before 6am (the shuttle was about fifteen minutes late picking me up), through customs and onto the ferry by 6:15am. High-speed catmarans are really fast, and we got to Pozallo, Sicily just after 9am. First stop was a cafe where we could pick up some breakfast. ... read more
