Pompeii

On the train to Pompeii and Sorrento

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April 17th 2009
written throughout the day... I am on the train heading for Sorrento, Italy. I am traveling past miles and miles of Italian countryside with grapevines as far as I can see. I am heading for Naples, switching trains, and then to Pompeii first. Its getting a little overcast today, maybe even a few sprinkles. No rain though! Naples is where pizza was created, with two main choices, margarita, ... read more

Europe » Italy » Campania » Sorrento

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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