Sicily Sunrise (view from our Hostel Terrace)

Reader's Digest Version of First Half of April Break

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April 10th 2010
Right now I'm about halfway through April Break! I have internet in the hostel we're staying at in Rome, but I don't want to spend all my time on the computer so I'll give you a quick update of what I've been up to with more detailed entries to come! Allison and I left last Friday to go to Catania, Sicily where we enjoyed a day walking around the city, then a day with a guided Tour of Mt. Etna ... 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