The Smiths happy to be on the cruise!

"We will use the thrusters to thrust the vessel away from the pier."

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May 27th 2010
Life is rough. I just finished a run on the treadmill, followed by a visit to the sauna, and am drinking a glass of red wine that a very fine gentleman in a tropical shirt brought me. I decided to skip the whirlpool today - I have gone four times in the past two days, and I don't want to overdue it. For dinner I will have the option of choosing up to four courses, and that takes a lot of work - it ... read more

Europe » Italy » Lazio » Rome

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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