The Mad Jokers

The Mad Jokers (rest of 5/28 and today, day 3)

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May 29th 2011
Well when I posted my last blog entry is wasn't too late in the day--a lot had happened since then. First of all, Elena dropped Paolo and I off downtown somewhere, where we walked around for a while, him showing me the interesting buildings in town. The funny thing is, after only three or four buildings, he said that was all that was interesting. That is when I had to explain that everythin ... 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