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Amalfi Coast

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May 14th 2009
Here are some pictures of our Amalfi Coast day. The bus ride was scary at times but I'm glad I did it. If you sit on the right side of the bus, you can see over the edge of the cliffs down to the ocean. We think the bus drivers would go up to speeds of 40 miles an hour. They take up both lanes at times and oncoming traffic has to yield for the buses. The drivers honk when going around blind c ... read more

Europe » Italy » Campania » Amalfi

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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