Marina and Vesuvius

Arrival in Naples

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May 2nd 2013
I finally arrive in Naples, after over 24 hours of traveling by train. The sun is shining and the air is warm, unlike the city I started my journey in, Berlin. After fruitless searching for a metro map to see if a metro line passed near the hotel, I settle for walking. The day should be easy. My friends are arriving in several hours, and I have just two goals for the day: buy an Italian sim card ( ... read more

Europe » Italy » Campania » Naples

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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