obligatory photo!

Viva Italia! (Part 1)

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July 4th 2010
Genova Well it took me ages to get to Genova because of the floods in Provence, trains all full up/ delayed / had to run for the last train to Genova where I had to change, but made it phew! And my poor host had to pick me up from the station at 9pm, so late! But it was all worth it when I met him, the fabulous Fabrizio, what an amazing guy! He has a beautiful appartment, full of rock memor ... read more

Europe » Italy » Tuscany » Florence

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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