Riding the Eurostar

Day 13 - Italy

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March 28th 2006
This morning I woke up to the intercom "30 minutes to Bari...". I had slept about 10 hours and I really needed it. First off the ferry, I found my way (via Taxi) to the train station. Took off from there to Bologna on the Trenitalia Eurostar. (http://www.trenitalia.it/en/treni_stazioni/eurostar/index.html) No smoking allowed (I love you, Trenitalia... God Bless). Today was definitely Iris ... read more

Europe » Italy » Liguria » Cinque Terre

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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