The green grotto

Pompeii and Capri

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July 15th 2005
I spent 3 days in Naples, but only one in the city itself. Naples is madness, and I wish I had taken pictures of it but unfortunately I was too scared to get my camera out on the street (yes it was that scary). The 2nd day I took a ferry with Anita to the lovely island of Capri, and the 3rd day I went to see Pompeii. Here are the pictures! ... read more

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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