Ruins at Pompeii

Amore Italia!!

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September 8th 2007
Hi all! Sorry its been so long since we last posted a message - we have just been having too good a time really! We spent 6 nights in Sorrento and were joined by Tania and Victoria for part of it. Thanks for making the trip down from London girls!! We had a fantastic time here. Our hotel here was literally OVER the water. The views were amazing. We also did lots of eating, drinking and swim ... 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