View of Sorrento

Italian Adventure

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July 25th 2008
We have had a great time when our friends Mandy and Duncan came to join us for the Italian Adventure a three day add-on adventure of Pompeii, Sorrento, Amalfi Coast and Capri. I was so glad to arrive in Pompeii, a place I had dreamed of visiting since I was young. Two hours was probably never going to be enough time to explore the whole ancient city, but I didnt mind. Sleeping behind the ruins ... read more

Europe » Italy » Campania » Capri

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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