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Cinque Terre

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March 28th 2008
Five Lands So after meeting up with Andy in Perugia, we got a slice and immediately caught the next train en route to Cinque Terre aka Five Lands. I had no idea where this place was in relation to Rome or Perugia, so when Andy told me it was a 4 hour trip I was a bit shocked. Nevertheless, I manned up and went on with the trip. While on the train I did what most Americans do, that i ... 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