Ancient Foosball

Pears, Patriotism, and Pick-up sticks.

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June 2nd 2011
Happy Festa Della Republica! Today is the 2nd of June, which in Italy, signifies the anniversary of the birth of the Republic in Italy. So, basically, today was the Italian 4th of July. Except there weren't any fireworks. Nor peach ice cream (if you catch my drift). Oh well, it's still pretty cool I was here for it. Apparantly, according to Wikipedia (which I read in Italian 😊 ) af ... 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