Pompeii

Reflecting on Pompeii and Sorrento

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October 14th 2010
For dinner the night before our return to the Italian mainland, Sharon had booked us reservations at the popular Tamarind; but, John was overwhelmed by too many Asian delights. Starting with the dumpling soup, John continued with 2 appetizers featuring lobster and shrimp, a scallop entrée, and topping it off with chocolate ginger mousse in dark chocolate cup. Sharon had the wasabi encrusted fil ... 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