walk like a roman..

oooh, lava.

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April 10th 2006
helloooo i went to pompeii finally! i'm so excited about it, it was great. the dead bodies are great, and the roads are great, and the buildings are great. and even the 20% of the city that is still covered in 10ft. of crusty old lava/pummous stuff is great! and the city is right in the shadow of mt. vesuvius = amazing mood setting. sorry i don't have many pictures, my camera was out of ro ... read more

Europe » Italy » Campania » Pompei

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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