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Day 10 - Verona to Siena (and an emotional time... in a good way)

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October 19th 2013
Today I am 60 in NZ (50 in my head) but here in Verona, Italy, I am 59 (49 in my head). We packed and went down for breakfast prior to heading to the train station. Was that REALLY chocolate gateau in with the cold cuts of meats and eggs? It's been great Verona, but time to head to Siena for my Coming of Age? birthday celebrations. Took a taxi to the station for our train to Bologna (an amazin ... 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