Matera

Look what I got Alan for his 51st!

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April 3rd 2010
Tuesday 23rd March (Luscious Lil) We left Palermo after meeting two British couples new onto Sicily, both had had dreadful experiences driving through the capital. So our expectations of more horrendous driving were not disappointed. For the Italians lining up at traffic lights involves making as many lanes as you can out of two,also seeing how far passed the traffic lights you can get, Indian s ... 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