Across The Bay

Naples Day One

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August 20th 2010
Fully refreshed from our first class train journey we entered Naples to Bedlam Square - sorry, Piazza Garibaldi. It was mayhem, with busses, coaches, taxis and street sellers taking up every square foot. We eventually found the right bus in the scorching heat but stayed on it too long and got a taxi back to the hotel. Hannah had already checked in (she flew in earlier in the day) and had taken the ... read more

Europe » Italy » Campania » Naples

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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