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italy

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February 16th 2010
15th February 2010. We started our day at 7:00 a.m. with a trip to the Garden Restaurant for breaky. Then Noel was back to the state room to do the finer points on the blog, while Gerrie did bingo. No I couldn’t talk Noel into this adventure, “Just couldn’t do it”, I must be losing my touch. This is our first full day on the ship. We have been running around exploring the ship and have ... read more

Europe » Italy

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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