In Riomaggiore

Day 107

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May 10th 2007
Back in Rome… I think this is the first time I came back from a trip, and was not happy to see Rome. Normally after the train/bus/plane/cab ride I just want to be back somewhere familiar, but this time I was dreading getting off the train. I just did not way to be back. Maybe it’s because I know I have to leave again so soon, and that time I won’t be returning. Not for awhile at least. T ... read more

Europe » Italy » Liguria » Cinque Terre

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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