Streets of Pompeii

To Pompeii, via Naples

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September 15th 2012
The original plans for today was to sleep in, relax, and poke around the area. Instead, we decided to take a train south to Pompeii. To do this, we took a fast train direct to Naples. We had first class seats, so were able to reserve seats ahead of time. The first leg took a few minutes over an hour. That thing was fast! From there, we went below the Naples train station and hopped on ano ... 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