Shaney swimming

Perfect Day in Cinque Terre

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May 23rd 2009
The day started like an ordinary day. We awoke to what we thought was drilling on a nearby construction site?(to be confirmed) Breakfast was tasty. We also discovered our hotel to have a large Uncle Bill friendly section (picture in tomorrow's blog). I question why Jane, Kim and myself feel the need to punish ourselves with a quick 1 hour hike up the mountainside, but am told we must earn ... 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