Il Palio the horse race in Siena

I have been busy! quick update

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October 8th 2007
All who have been rading and wondering what country am in in now or if I am still alive, here is a quick update. I have seen soooo much and been loving it, meeting people and my mom has joined me for a portion of my journey. So I will give you a brief run down until I have the chance again to elaborate. Siena was a great historic town and I really enjoyed my time there. Our room was charmin ... 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