fountain

a lifted curse

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October 2nd 2005
Thats right. Friday was Hadrians Villa, which is known for being a rather rainy visit, but mother nature was actually working with us. We were not quite as lucky thursday night when we actually decided to go walking around, maybe do a little shopping. Oh no, as soon as we stepped out of the center, it starts to rain...a lot. But it cleared up that morning. We ofcourse stopped at our one euro ... 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