Cheeky boys on Aix

No room at the inn

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September 19th 2014
Geo: 37.503, 15.0882We were leaving France today so spent the morning having a late breakfast at the hotel and checking out. The staff at the Ibis have been really great. At midday we caught the bus into Aix-en-Provence to do some last minute shopping of items we had spotted earlier in the week. I bought THE BEST BOOTS EVER after thinking about them for a few days. Had an excellent lunch of ... read more

Europe » Italy » Sicily » Catania

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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