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Pleasant Surprises

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September 7th 2012
Unlike finding a plethora of Good & Plenty in your Halloween Bag or receiving the "church pinch" by dad, there are such things as pleasant surprises. Yesterday was full of pleasant surprises. The weather was absolutely beautiful. It was one of those warm still evenings where you just want to sit outside and play footsie with the Japanese tourist to your right because they cram those tables in so ... read more

Europe » Italy » Lazio » Rome

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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