The top of the Bologna tower

Bologna - Blog 2

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March 16th 2008
Laura the Liar Italy is turning me into a liar. When I meet people I tell them that I am here to “study”. This is clearly not true as I attend uni for two hours on Mondays and Tuesdays, do not understand a word, frequently leave early, and even more frequently don’t even show up due to “commitments” in Milan, Florence, the Alps, or my local café. But there are also plenty of other lies ... read more

Europe » Italy » Emilia-Romagna » Bologna

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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