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Day 16 - Ahoy there MSC Splendida

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October 25th 2013
Everyone was very excited as we headed to Civitavecchia by treno, where our Cruise ship, the Splendida, awaited us. Was lovely to see the sea (the coast felt/looked a little like the train trip to Kapiti). Brendan had a 2nd wheel blowout on his suitcase and ended up carrying it along the road to the shuttle which took us to the ship. We checked our bags in and headed back into town with all the wa ... 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