and why this one...

Rome 23 Sept

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September 24th 2008
Rome 23 Septemnber (Sue) I know it has been a while since I have written. This is my pennance for today... and no I didn't beat up the credit card, although it wasn't from lack of trying. It is because we didn't go on our Pompeii trip and therefore lost $200. Let me explain. Last night after our third very full day we were making preparations to get up at 5.45am to get a bus at the bus termina ... 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