Jose watching the Giro

Bologna and sweat

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May 22nd 2007
Day 3. Today we tried to take it easy primarily because of the heat that has descended on the city. Chris was saying that Bologna has a lot of cleavage (we are not talking about bonds breaking here, use your imagination) and the heat has certainly added to that (we won’t be posting any photos as evidence). Adding to the sweltering feeling is the almost negative breeze, lots of stone and brick a ... 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