Faraglioni rocks off the coast of Capri

Capri

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June 21st 2012
Yesterday we took a boat ride to Capri, an island off the coast from Sorrento. The water was the bluest and clearest I have ever seen it. London and I went into the famous Blue Grotto where the sun reflects off the limestone seabed making the interior of the grotto a magnificent blue. It seems that rail strikes are a pretty common occurrence over here and tomorrow they have scheduled a strike. ... 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