Capri

Capri!

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September 24th 2006
Today we woke up, checked out of the hostel, and hopped on the ferry to Capri. I was sea-sick on the ferry and felt like a big ol’ crab apple. Jamie just kept telling me I was glamorous like a pouty movie star, but I felt anything but fabulous. Anyways, we got off (on the right island) and bought tickets for the Funicolore—the tram that takes you to the top of the island. It was so beautiful ... 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