Arch of Septimius Severus

Ten Day Break with the Parents

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October 7th 2011
My ten-day break began in Munich for a day of Oktoberfest. Because hostels in Munich were fully booked last April we had to stay in Salzburg, Austria. The only downfall was that it was an additional two hours to Munich the next day! We arrived early in the morning (left Salzburg at 4:30 A.M) to make sure we got into the main tent. I managed to network with a few executives of a Real Estate In ... 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