Naples & Pompeii

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September 28th 2012
It has now been days since my last blogs...Sorry!!! what can I say....been busy. When I last wrote, we had made our way to Rome and had spent a full day walking around the wealth of historical monuments interspersed with the current day city. Next stop, was a one day bus trip to Napels and Pompeii. This meant an early start to the day...but we were usually awake from about 5 so it was not an issue ... read more

Europe » Italy » Campania » Pompei

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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