Mi madre and me

Day 1 (or 2?) Day 1.5

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May 28th 2011
It has been a long day(s) for me. I don’t know if I should name this blog day I or day 2 because with the flights and all, it was like a seamless transition. All I can say is that I have been awake (not including small bits of dozing) for nearly 25 hours. With that being said, let’s get started. First is first, I got up real early this morning to be at the airport at 7:40 A.M.—which is 2 ho ... read more

Europe » Italy » Veneto » Rovigo

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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