Me with the Norwegian flag on a beach in Italy

17th of May

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May 17th 2006
The Norwegians on the team brought out all their Norwegian paraphernalia and Norwegian food to celebrate the 17th of May. We spent the first half of the day on the beach enjoying the Italian sun and beautiful clear water. There were many crabs though so we had to be careful where we stepped. The water still feels ice cold to me. I don’t know how these Europeans do it, they must have differen ... read more

Europe » Italy

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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