Front of the apartment

European on my head!

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May 14th 2010
So apparantly the ominous Iceland volcano cloud has formed over Italy for the last week which explains all of the rain that is spoiling tourist's vacations. Last week was unintentionally dedicated to the quintessential tourist crap that I generally despise, and it has been especially depressing to be around all of the unsatisfied tourists. Since the Cinque Terre is only accessible via train and ... 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