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Vincent, myself and Ross  
   

Vincent, myself and Ross

Overlooking the city of Torino at a viewing point that we found. We walked up a couple huge hills, but the gorgeous view made it worth it.
Torino: La Grande Festa del Cioccolato

March 12th 2009
On Sunday, March 8th I took a day trip to the city of Torino. This relatively small city was the location of the 2006 Winter Olympics. Vincent and I had meant to take this trip last weekend, but the night before we wanted to go....we ended up getting back to our residence at 4am and our train was at 8am! Whoops. It's a good thing that this happened though, because there was a HUGE chocolate ... read more
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Italian Flag 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
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