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A bad time for Calves - Tales from the Rocky Outcrops

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August 11th 2009
Well yesterday I mentioned how I liked the phrase 'rocky outcrops', after this morning I have to say they have gone right down in my estimation. More on that in a bit. First of all a little update from last night... I set out after my blog moment yesterday with ukulele and decided to return to my old Castello haunt. Well it had people in it so I found a bench nearby. I was just crackin ... read more

Europe » Italy » Liguria » Cinque Terre

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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