Tempi Moderni

Tempi Moderni

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June 10th 2011
Tempi moderni. The theme of today's entry. "Tempi Moderni" means "modern times". Today was the first day of summer for the ragazzi (kids, children, young folks, etc.) of Rovigo. So everything we did today was an example of "i tempi moderni". In tempi moderni, I actually got to sleep in, get more rest that I usually would on a Friday. In tempi moderni, I had something for breakfast ... 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