Scallops at La Maison Douce

Odyssey 2023 - Good Friday action in Sorrento

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April 7th 2023
Good Friday began for us at about 4:00 AM this morning, when Dee was awakened by some singing and chanting outside on the street below our balcony. We had been forewarned of a religious procession that takes place every year during Easter week, so it did not come as a complete surprise. Still, it was a little eerie to see people dressed in white hoods, with some carrying crucifixes or other relics ... read more

Europe » Italy » Campania » Sorrento

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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