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Party on the roof

As night fell the adults congregated up on the hotel roof where we had a nice wine and cheese party. There was a friendly competition over who had the cheapest wine. Mr. Bashore won hands down with his 1.50 Euro contribution. I've tasted better cough medicine, but then again, I'm not a fan of red wines. At the end of that night while the Wine Club was having its roof-party, we could hear the soccer game on TVs all over town and when Italy won, the bells in the town rang and the cheering echoed off the surrounding cliffs and up from the streets below. Damn... as a German fan I was hoping Italy would lose. So far Italy had won two games decided on very controversial calls. How lucky could they get?
Day Seven (Friday)

June 30th 2006
Another great night of sleep. This hotel may be out in the middle of nowhere but it's quiet, cool and spacious. I couldn't ask for more. except maybe a REAL breakfast. I didn't even bother walking across the dog turd minefield for Chinese breakfast. Instead I had my last Sam's Cola that I had brought from home and kept cold in my room's refrigerator and ate some trail mix. As usual we go ... read more
Europe » Italy » Campania » Sorrento

Italian Flag 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
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