Running into the Sea

It's the middle of October.........Let's go swimming!

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October 21st 2005
This weekend was kind of just a relaxing weekend to get away from Rome for a while. We decided to go to Ravenna on Friday, which involved us have to get on a train at 6:30 in the morning! That's way too early on a Friday morning by the way. But had to switch trains a couple of times and finally at about 12:30 we arrived in Ravenna. The weather wasn't working with us, but it did hold off rainin ... read more

Europe » Italy

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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