Monterosso

The Five Lands

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August 23rd 2008
Saturday 23 August 2008 A lot of travel and hassle and we'd only got to the airport. The only thing worse than catching a bus at 3am, is being told that you don't have a seat on the 3am bus. This was the fate of many of the people waiting for the too-early bus to Stanstead. Apparantly 3am is a popular time to catch a bus as there were only 3 seats available once it actually arrived. ... 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