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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: Thanksgiving in Rome
Date: November 26th 2008
First, to answer all the questions, we had Thanksgiving dinner here in Rome on Sunday. Yes, it was a few days before Thanksgiving in America, but since it's not a holiday here, we needed to do it on a weekend when we were all off from work. Now, let's begin this story with how you go about getting a turkey in this country. In Italy, they don't eat very much poultry, and definitely not turkey. S ... read more
Date: November 26th 2008
First, to answer all the questions, we had Thanksgiving dinner here in Rome on Sunday. Yes, it was a few days before Thanksgiving in America, but since it's not a holiday here, we needed to do it on a weekend when we were all off from work. Now, let's begin this story with how you go about getting a turkey in this country. In Italy, they don't eat very much poultry, and definitely not turkey. S ... read more
