me with riomaggiore town

relaxing

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July 20th 2005
sorry about the previous entry's title everyone. you all got a little bit excited but i really was only meaning the towns!!! sorry to disappoint. i will be coming back!! still been having an awesome time over here. it's been very relaxing. except for yesterday when i did the big walk from the first town where i'm staying (riomaggiore) to the fifth town (monterosso) along the coast. it took us abou ... 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