arena in verona

my crazy life

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April 23rd 2008
Where did I leave off? Oh yes, disembarking the Oceanic II. Saturday morning was pure craziness...try to get 200 people checked out of their rooms, checked out of their onboard accounts, collecting their passports, and off the boat by noon. I did it...somehow...and in fact, I managed to get a 10:30 shuttle to Central Station in Amsterdam. Nate and I didn't have a place to stay for the night becaus ... 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