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August 10th 2009
I did well yesterday with my ukulele spots - first I walked up to the hill above the village and there was a little castello which was empty and had a great view over the rocks and sea. I sat playing through all the songs I could remember - I even sang - then an Italian family crept up on me and pushed me over the cliff. Not really they had a little picnic and sat and listened in rapt attentivenes ... read more

Europe » Italy

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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