Italy 94- Cerviteri - walking down the streets of the Dead, wild asparagus plants and a Brummy conversation May 2nd 2015 You think we would have had enough of Etruscan history for a lifetime but close by Tarquinia is another necropolis this time of a different time period and shape of burial mound.
Sally Sat Nav took us miles out of our way into the nearest town to the necropolis and we got stuck in a one way deviation due to a parade in town. There have been a number of these. Perhaps it is the equivalent of the ... read more
Europe » Italy » Lazio » Cerveteri 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
A 70 something who feels that the world is her lobster, that life is worth living and that you only get one shot at it . A whole new world opened up since we bought Suzy. A different view out of the window every day and the chance to see life in all its glory. And then there is Sion our travelling companion. A knowledgeable sheep who with his Sheep Book of Facts keeps us on our toes. He and his bestest, bestest friend Woolly Mammoth search the world for latrines, roofs and manhole covers. What more could you want out of life?
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