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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: Biking from Athens to Rome
Date: May 7th 2006
Until I arrived in Pompeii I was convinced Italian people like to sleep in, here I was starting my days at 730 and not a person around for at least an hour. Getting to the admission booth at the ruins and realizing it doesn't open for two hours tells me Ive pretty much lost all concept of time. I cant even think how long Ive been running on the wrong time. Least Ive gotten used to getting up at da ... read more
Date: May 7th 2006
Until I arrived in Pompeii I was convinced Italian people like to sleep in, here I was starting my days at 730 and not a person around for at least an hour. Getting to the admission booth at the ruins and realizing it doesn't open for two hours tells me Ive pretty much lost all concept of time. I cant even think how long Ive been running on the wrong time. Least Ive gotten used to getting up at da ... read more
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